A record 4,695 new cases of COVID-19, plus 56 deaths from the disease, were reported Thursday by the Alabama Department of Public Health.

The previous record number of new cases for a single day was 4,261 on Dec. 10. There have been 310,335 cases of the coronavirus since the pandemic began in March. The cumulative number of deaths rose to 4,254.

A total of 29,559 people have been hospitalized in the state throughout the pandemic. There were 2,310 in hospitalis on Wednesday, down slightly from a record 2,351 on Monday.

UAB reported that it was treating a record 175 patients who tested positive for COVID-19.

Jefferson County reported 829 cases in Thursday’s update, bringing its total to 43,318. Madison County had 375 cases for a total of 18,184, and Shelby County listed 201 for a total of 13,366.

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