Governor Kay Ivey 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 will end Monday, May 31, 2021, and the state of emergency will end Tuesday, July 6, 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