Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday issued her twenty-sixth supplemental emergency proclamation transitioning the state from an amended Safer at Home Order to a new Safer Apart Order, the third phase of COVID-19 pandemic health orders. Masks will no longer be mandated statewide, but individuals are strongly encouraged to wear a mask or other facial covering when in public and in close contact with other people. This order goes into effect at 5 p.m. on Friday, April 9, 2021 and extends until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 5, 2021.

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Q: What is the likelihood of dying from COVID-19 as an elderly person?

According to [the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention](https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/investigations-discovery/hospitalization-death-by-age.html), an individual who is 85 years of age or older is 630 times more likely to die from COVID\-19 than an individual who is between 18 and 29 years old. 75 to 84 years \- 220 times higher risk of death 65 to 74 years \- 90 times higher risk 50 to 64 years \- 30 times higher risk Updated 7 December 2020

What is the likelihood of dying from COVID-19 as an elderly person?

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an individual who is 85 years of age or older is 630 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than an individual who is between 18 and 29 years old. 75 to 84 years - 220 times higher risk of death 65 to 74 years - 90 times higher risk 50 to 64 years - 30 times higher risk

Updated 7 December 2020