The number of new cases of COVID-19 in Alabama dropped to its lowest daily total in almost three weeks on Sunday when the state Department of Public Health reported 1,037 cases.

The count was below 1,000 for the first time since 888 cases were reported on July 7, and was well below the statewide averages of 1,641 cases a day over the past week and 1,746 daily in the last 14 days.

The Health Department’s COVID-19 Dashboard also saw a decline in the number of deaths, with 15 listed. That is below the average of 25 a day over the past seven days and 24 daily over the last two weeks.

An additional 1,816 cases and 43 deaths were listed as probably resulting from the disease, but still under study.

Jefferson County was alone among the state’s 67 counties in listing a double-digit number of cases over the 24-hour period covered by the report at 10 a.m, Sunday. Jefferson reported 163 cases and two deaths, raising its totals for the period since the pandemic began in March to 10,258 and 202, respectively.

Madison County reported 99 new cases for a total of 4,241, while Mobile County listed 97 to raise its total to 7,193, second to Jefferson County.

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