Coronavirus

Alabama’s COVID-19 Numbers Continue to Climb, with 1,390 New Cases

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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