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.