There are some very positive signs on how Alabama is dealing with the coronavirus

All too often we in the media, including myself, dwell on the negative.

The mainstream media always sides with the bad guys, be they rioters, Democrats or the coronavirus.

So, let’s talk about some good news and good guys.

The fact that we are in day three of sub-1,000 new coronavirus cases is great. Whether it is the mask ordinance or not, who cares. The numbers are coming down, and that is great.

Three straight days at this level have not been seen in Alabama since June 28!

Hospitalizations are down, too.

And the reproduction of the virus is below one, as well. This, according to BamaTracker.com, is great news:

R_t is the rate of reproduction of the virus. If R_t is above 1.0, the virus will spread quickly. When R_t is below 1.0, the virus will stop spreading exponentially.

White House coronavirus task force member and Navy Admiral Brett Giroir appeared on WVNN’s “The Dale Jackson Show” on Thursday to talk about Alabama’s coronavirus response and noted that near-universal masking could have close to the same results of a lockdown without the devastating economic impact.

When asked about the recent spike in deaths the state is seeing, he noted a trend that involves a high number of cases followed in two weeks by high hospitalization rates and then followed by an increase in deaths.

Giroir believes Alabama is on the right track and should stay the course to get to the other side of this pandemic.

This is not the only good news on the coronavirus to come out in the last 24 hours. The coronavirus testing that has been done in the University of Alabama System is showing some pretty good results.

According to aldotcom, 30,000 tests have been done and 249 students tested positive for the coronavirus, which is 0.83%.

My takeaway:

This is huge. It opens the door for a return to classrooms, college football and some sign that normal college life might be possible.

The students at these schools deserve a huge amount of credit for this. They clearly social distanced, masked up, washed their hands and sacrificed to help get these numbers where they are.

This shows that it can be done and we can get these numbers down to avoid further restrictions, damage to our economy and maybe get back to a normal-ish life soon.

There is an incentive to accentuate the negative. Some make their living off of that, but it’s OK to see the good in the world every now and then.

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Dale Jackson is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 7-11 AM weekdays on WVNN.