Austinville Elementary School teachers in Decatur, Ala., drive Wednesday, March 25, 2020 through the neighborhoods where their students live in Decatur, Ala. to show them their love and encourage them to keep studying, reading and learning while the school is closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Jeronimo Nisa/The Decatur Daily via AP)
March 28, 2020
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March 28, 2020 7:12 p.m.
Alabama virus cases rise as governor's shutdown order begins
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The number of COVID-19 infections in Alabama rose to 702 on Saturday from 638 a day earlier, with the virus spreading to 54 of the state's 67 counties.