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COVID-19 Cases in Alabama Stand at 157, With 71 in Jefferson County

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The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Alabama continued to climb on Sunday, reaching 157.

The Alabama Department of Public Health’s afternoon briefing showed 71 of those cases were in Jefferson County.

Shelby County accounted for 17 cases. Lee County and Madison with 16 cases each; Tuscaloosa County with seven; Elmore County with six; Montgomery County and St. Clair County with three; and Baldwin, Chambers, Cullman, Lauderdale and Mobile with two each.

One case was reported in each of these counties: Calhoun, Jackson, Lamar, Limestone, Marion, Talladega, Walker and Washington.

 

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