After two days of decline, the number of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Alabama shot up by 882 Thursday, the state Department of Public Health reported.

The agency’s daily report, showing changes from 10 a.m. Wednesday and 10 a.m. Thursday, also showed a big increase in deaths, with the number rising by 17 for a total of 801 since the pandemic began in March.

The state now has recorded 27,796 confirmed cases of COVID-19. The agency said an additional 398 cases and six deaths possibly are related to the coronavirus but have not been confirmed.

The new report marked a return to an acceleration in the number of cases that began last Thursday, June 11. The figures trended upward for four days, reaching 1,014 new cases on Sunday, before declining daily to as low as 390 on Wednesday.

The surge was led by Montgomery County, long the COVID-19 hotspot in Alabama. The central Alabama county reported 271 new cases, bringing its total to 3,059, the most in the state. The county reported two deaths, raising its overall figure to 63.

Jefferson County had the second-highest number of new cases at 61, for a total of 2,708, and four deaths for a total of 124 during the pandemic.

Tuscaloosa County had 49 new cases and three deaths while Mobile County had 48 new cases. Mobile County reported no new deaths, but continues to lead the state with a total of 130.

Here is the list of counties and their cases, tests conducted and deaths.