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The numbers of new cases of COVID-19, deaths from the disease and people hospitalized for treatment of it continued to grow in Wednesday’s daily updated by the Alabama Department of Public Health.

The agency reported 4,591 new cases in its 24-hour report, bringing the total to 384,184 since the pandemic began in March. The state has averaged 3,909 new cases a day over the past week.

The report listed 108 deaths, bringing the total to 4,994 over the course of the pandemic. While the number of new cases generally reflects figures for the past 24 hours, the reporting of deaths is slower and can include figures spread over several days.

The state set another record for the number of people hospitalized for treatment of the coronavirus, with the count standing at 3,080 on Tuesday. That is up from 2,822 people hospitalized on Tuesday of last week.

Only one county — Choctaw in southwest Alabama — did not report an increase in the number of cases in Wednesday’s update. Jefferson County had 687 new cases, followed by Madison County with 271, Montgomery County with 220 and Shelby County with 202.

The list of counties with numbers of cases, individuals tested and deaths.