Coronavirus

Daily Average Number of New COVID-19 Cases Continues Downward Trend

Coronavirus illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Alabama Department of Public Health reported 206 deaths from COVID-19 and 2,078 new cases of the disease Tuesdsay in its daily report.

There have been 462,938 cases and 7,894 deaths from the coronavirus in the state since the pandemic began last March.

The latest figures give reason for some optimism. The state has averaged 2,432 new cases a day over the past week, down from 2,767 cases a day a week earlier and 3,714 a day on Jan. 1. The highest daily average was 4,280 for the week that ended Jan. 10.

There have been 998 deaths from the coronavirus reported by ADPH over the past week, and 3,022 since Jan. 1.

The number of people being treated in Alabama hospitals for COVID-19 stood at 1,888 on Monday, compared to 2,223 one week earlier.

The list of counties with numbers of cases, individuals tested and deaths.

Autauga 5723 24742 70
Baldwin 18344 96720 228
Barbour 1966 10655 40
Bibb 2319 13034 52
Blount 5745 21998 101
Bullock 1087 5545 29
Butler 1833 7442 60
Calhoun 12102 56569 235
Chambers 3219 15685 78
Cherokee 1714 8053 36
Chilton 3561 16116 79
Choctaw 536 2458 24
Clarke 3254 13764 38
Clay 1333 6053 50
Cleburne 1296 5210 28
Coffee 4955 24509 72
Colbert 5769 28645 106
Conecuh 1017 4305 23
Coosa 694 3012 20
Covington 3635 16304 88
Crenshaw 1316 5531 48
Cullman 8592 37946 150
Dale 4327 24875 99
Dallas 3242 15946 114
DeKalb 8160 28765 143
Elmore 8687 43917 134
Escambia 3569 14184 50
Etowah 12595 53488 254
Fayette 1865 7802 39
Franklin 3853 15332 60
Geneva 2278 11908 52
Greene 810 3991 27
Hale 1971 8980 55
Henry 1696 8472 32
Houston 9536 61014 210
Jackson 6254 28606 73
Jefferson 67359 388967 1164
Lamar 1251 5623 29
Lauderdale 8216 46512 160
Lawrence 2665 9533 73
Lee 13958 81305 128
Limestone 8753 35030 107
Lowndes 1249 4228 39
Macon 1303 7194 39
Madison 29906 185242 306
Marengo 2191 10637 37
Marion 2632 11526 76
Marshall 10827 42444 160
Mobile 33311 183673 627
Monroe 1596 8106 23
Montgomery 21058 98642 383
Morgan 13048 51532 188
Perry 1049 4656 20
Pickens 2111 9585 34
Pike 2760 13829 43
Randolph 1523 7853 37
Russell 3783 17889 21
St. Clair 8222 39946 166
Shelby 20379 110624 168
Sumter 937 4437 28
Talladega 6883 32765 119
Tallapoosa 3349 21545 118
Tuscaloosa 22570 135158 310
Walker 6180 27819 201
Washington 1481 6544 27
Wilcox 1146 5034 22
Winston 2389 10007 44