Coronavirus
Alabama’s COVID-19 Numbers Continue to Climb, with 1,390 New Cases
The number of new COVID-19 cases in Alabama continued to climb in Thursday’s update by the Alabama Department of Public Health, reaching the highest single-day level in almost two weeks.
The report showed 1,390 new cases, the most since a count of 1,490 on Oct. 9. There has been an average of 1,129 cases a day over the past week, the highest 7-day average since Sept. 5.
Alabama has recorded 177,064 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began in March. That includes 154,942 confirmed cases and 22,122 listed as probable.
There were 15 new deaths in the daily report, pushing the overall total to 2,843 — 2,660 confirmed and 183 probable.
The number of people being treated in hospitals for the virus reached 863 on Wednesday. It was the highest since that same level on Sept. 4.
Jefferson Countyhad the highest number of new cases, reporting 141 to bring its total to 22,861.
The list of counties, with numbers of total cases, individuals tested and deaths.
Autauga | 2023 | 13916 | 30 |
Baldwin | 6475 | 55945 | 69 |
Barbour | 997 | 5797 | 9 |
Bibb | 811 | 6314 | 14 |
Blount | 1893 | 11940 | 25 |
Bullock | 637 | 2984 | 17 |
Butler | 1001 | 4920 | 40 |
Calhoun | 4189 | 31439 | 60 |
Chambers | 1336 | 9601 | 43 |
Cherokee | 726 | 5205 | 14 |
Chilton | 1841 | 10121 | 32 |
Choctaw | 388 | 1728 | 12 |
Clarke | 1300 | 7259 | 17 |
Clay | 729 | 3751 | 12 |
Cleburne | 543 | 2639 | 8 |
Coffee | 1717 | 14314 | 10 |
Colbert | 1967 | 13930 | 31 |
Conecuh | 557 | 2567 | 13 |
Coosa | 202 | 1714 | 3 |
Covington | 1699 | 9502 | 29 |
Crenshaw | 602 | 3344 | 30 |
Cullman | 2357 | 20597 | 24 |
Dale | 1654 | 13518 | 51 |
Dallas | 1862 | 10959 | 27 |
DeKalb | 3302 | 17574 | 29 |
Elmore | 3148 | 23019 | 52 |
Escambia | 1719 | 8833 | 29 |
Etowah | 4187 | 31001 | 49 |
Fayette | 561 | 4172 | 13 |
Franklin | 2021 | 8990 | 31 |
Geneva | 852 | 6363 | 7 |
Greene | 342 | 2345 | 16 |
Hale | 749 | 5419 | 30 |
Henry | 639 | 4864 | 6 |
Houston | 3692 | 35385 | 32 |
Jackson | 2100 | 16334 | 15 |
Jefferson | 22861 | 225878 | 374 |
Lamar | 466 | 3355 | 5 |
Lauderdale | 2148 | 21490 | 41 |
Lawrence | 821 | 4815 | 31 |
Lee | 6496 | 50866 | 65 |
Limestone | 2765 | 19728 | 30 |
Lowndes | 703 | 2745 | 28 |
Macon | 529 | 3944 | 20 |
Madison | 9150 | 101674 | 94 |
Marengo | 992 | 6829 | 22 |
Marion | 1062 | 6973 | 29 |
Marshall | 4330 | 26055 | 49 |
Mobile | 14468 | 109438 | 314 |
Monroe | 640 | 4790 | 10 |
Montgomery | 9875 | 58402 | 196 |
Morgan | 4036 | 28082 | 35 |
Perry | 583 | 3279 | 6 |
Pickens | 824 | 5794 | 17 |
Pike | 1323 | 9426 | 13 |
Randolph | 812 | 4859 | 16 |
Russell | 1923 | 12107 | 3 |
St. Clair | 2871 | 23282 | 42 |
Shelby | 7204 | 63794 | 62 |
Sumter | 470 | 2861 | 21 |
Talladega | 2610 | 19691 | 35 |
Tallapoosa | 1305 | 11774 | 87 |
Tuscaloosa | 10148 | 78717 | 139 |
Walker | 2722 | 17683 | 93 |
Washington | 634 | 3781 | 12 |
Wilcox | 562 | 2741 | 12 |
Winston | 913 | 5960 | 13 |