The daily average number of COVID-19 cases and number of people hospitalized for the coronavirus in Alabama continued to decline in Thursday’s report by the state Department of Public Health.

The agency’s daily update showed 865 new cases, bringing the total to 502,263 over the course of the pandemic. The state has averaged 598 cases a day for the past week.

The number of patients being treated in Alabama hospitals for the coronavirus dropped to 448, the lowest since  count of 440 last May 24.

ADPH said 424,039 people have received all doses of the vaccines. It said 1.69 million doses have been delivered to the state, and 1.14 million have been administered.