Alabama's New Largest City; COVID Gets Worse: The Week In News

BIRMINGHAM, AL — COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the state, which also means that pandemic-related stories have dominated the headlines on Patch this past week.

On the coronavirus front, Gov. Ivey maintained her stance that she will not order any mask mandates or business and school closures. At the same time, the delta variant of the virus continues to affect Alabamians.

Here are those and other stories that made headlines this past week on Patch:

Huntsville Passes Birmingham As Alabama's Largest City

Birmingham has been Alabama's most populated city for more than 100 years. But that distinction now belongs to Huntsville, according to the results from the U.S. Census Bureau.

5 COVID Patients On Ventilators At Children's Of Alabama

Children's issued a statement Thursday saying that the hospital is treating 22 COVID-19 patients, five of whom are on vetilators.

Shelby County Woman Accused Of Theft From Nursing Home Residents

Attorney General Steve Marshall announced Tuesday the arrest of an Alabaster woman accused of stealing from residents of a Shelby County nursing home.

Ivey Declares State Of Emergency Amid COVID-19 Spread

With new cases of COVID-19 increasing exponentially across the state since the previous pandemic-related state of emergency in Alabama expired, Gov. Kay Ivey Friday declared another state of emergency due to the virus.

Leeds Man Found Dead At Cahaba River

A short search for a man reported missing at the Cahaba River ended when Irondale police found the man dead Wednesday.