The Alabama Department of Public Health reported 784 new cases of COVID-19 in Wednesday's daily update. The report brought the number of cases of the coronavirus to 167,977 in Alabama over the course of the pandemic. That includes 147,745 confirmed cases and 20,232 listed as probable. Read more.
The number of cases of COVID-19 in Alabama grew by 1,117 cases, but there were no new deaths, the state Department of Public Health reported in Tuesday's daily update. The report also showed an increase in the number of people hospitalized with the disease. There were 856 individuals in Alabama hospitals with the coronavirus on Monday, the most since a total of 857 on Sept. 9. Overall, 18,440 people have been hospitalized in the state for treatment of the disease since the pandemic began in March. Read more.
The circuit clerk’s office at the Jefferson County Courthouse was closed Monday for Columbus Day, but staffers in the office weren’t taking a holiday. “The absentee staff is working on the mail today, getting out ballots, the ballots that have been returned,” said James P. Naftel II, the presiding probate judge of Jefferson County. “(Columbus Day is) a state holiday and the circuit clerk's office is closed for in-person voting today but it will reopen tomorrow.” It’s been a working weekend of those in the clerk’s office as they have set the stage for what they hope is a more efficient processing of in-person absentee voters. Read more.
The Alabama Department of Public Health added 734 cases of COVID-19 and one death in its daily report Monday. The state has recorded 166,076 cases of the disease, consisting of 146,223 confirmed cases and 19,853 listed as probable. There have been 2,665 deaths in the state since the pandemic began -- 2,509 confirmed and 156 probable. The number of people hospitalized in Alabama stood at 812 on Sunday, the highest since a count of 814 on Sept. 14. The highest single-day total of the pandemic was 1,613 on Aug. 6. Read more.
Alabama added 816 new cases of COVID-19, but reported no new deaths, in Sunday's daily report by the state Department of Public Health. There have been 165,342 cases of the illness in the state since the pandemic began in March: 145,590 confirmed cases and 19,752 listed as probable. A total of 2,664 deaths from the coronavirus have been reported in the state. That includes 2,508 confirmed and 156 probable. Read more.
The Alabama Department of Public Health on Saturday added 1,061 cases of COVID-19 and 11 deaths from the disease to the state's totals for the pandemic. After Saturday's 24-hour update, the agency's COVID-19 Dashboard showed 164,526 cases since the first positive test result in the state was reported on March 13. That includes 144,901 confirmed cases and 19,625 listed as probable. There have been 2,664 deaths, including 2,508 shown as confirmed and 156 as probable. Read more.
Alabama added 1,490 new cases of COVID-19, along with 16 deaths from the disease, in Friday's daily update by the state Department of Public Health. A spokesman for the department said the daily total was inflated because it included an undetermined number of cases dating back several weeks but not reported to the agency until Thursday. There had been 557 new cases reported on the previous day's dashboard. There have been 163,465 cases of the disease in Alabama since the pandemic began in March. That includes 143,900 confirmed cases and 19,565 listed as probable. Read more.
Corrected — Help is on the way to deal with a flood of Jefferson County absentee ballots in the general election. Deputy county manager Cal Markert during a Jefferson County Commission meeting Thursday said 24 temporary workers are expected to start work in the clerk’s office by Monday. These temp workers will deal with in-person absentee voters as well as a backlog of mailed-in absentee ballots. Circuit Clerk Jacqueline Anderson-Smith told BirminghamWatch recently that 400 to 500 persons have been coming to the Birmingham Courthouse every day to cast their ballots. A similar wave of voters is descending on the Bessemer Courthouse, and lines of people wanting to vote have formed at both locations. Alabama appears on its way to having a record number of absentee ballots cast this year. More than 130,000 voters already had requested absentee ballots earlier this week. Oct. 29 is the deadline to apply for absentee ballots. Read more.
Alabama added 557 cases of COVID-19 and 36 deaths from the disease in Thursday's daily update by the state Department of Public Health. The count, down from 941 new cases reported on Wednesday, was the lowest since the department reported 571 cases on Sept. 29. The state has recorded 161,975 cases of the disease since the pandemic began in March. That includes 142,664 confirmed cases and 19,311 listed as probable. Limestone County led the state in Thursday's update with 28 cases, followed by Jefferson County with 27 and Lee County with 25. The death toll of 36 was the highest number reported for a single day since 42 deaths were reported on Aug. 29. There Health Department's Dashboard showed 2,637 Alabamians have died of COVID-19, including 2,484 confirmed and 153 shown as probable. Read more.
The rate of new COVID-19 cases in Alabama is staying fairly level while the death rate is drifting downward slightly as the pandemic enters its seventh month. BirminghamWatch’s weekly analysis of data reported by the Alabama Department of Public Health shows the 7-day moving average of new cases for the period ending Wednesday stands at 959.57 per day, down from 1,076.86 cases per day on Sept. 30. The longer 14-day average has stayed relatively steady and is now at 1,018.93, an increase of more than 38 cases per day over the past week. Read more.
