Huntsville Hospital CEO says COVID case numbers trending in right direction

As Alabama crossed the 100,000 mark in COVID-19 cases Wednesday, local health officials said numbers in Madison County are down substantially. Huntsville Hospital CEO David Spillers said 167 people are currently hospitalized in the system’s hospital across the North Alabama region. That’s down 35 cases from last week. He added 60 people are in the ICU and 31 are on ventilators.