The Jefferson County Department of Health has released COVID-19 numbers by areas in the county, but not down to the ZIP code level that local officials and the media have been requesting.

Health department officials have said releasing information by ZIP code would violate federal medical privacy laws. So, they created regions, which can include one or more ZIP codes, that take in 20,000 or more people where there have been at least 10 confirmed cases of COVID-19.

The COVID-19 Cases by Zip Code Regions map allows residents to look up information on COVID-19 cases for their areas and testing sites nearby.

The material does show some areas where the coronavirus has penetrated more deeply, including several western, southwestern and north-central areas of the county and sections of Birmingham, but the concentration is lighter in other areas.

Here is some information about areas that are showing higher concentrations of case, mostly those with more than 20 cases per each 10,000 people who live there.

Region 18 — Has a rate of 52 cases per 10,000 people. It covers ZIP codes 35006 and 35023, covering a large swath from east of Hueytown northwest to the Walker County line and west to Tuscaloosa County, including Adger and North Johns. The area has 148 total confirmed cases and 28,451 people.

Region 17 — Has a rate a 38.30 cases per 10,000 cases. It covers ZIP codes 35118, 35127, 35224, 35061, 35060 and includes Pleasant Grove, Cottage Hills, Dolomite, Sylvan Springs, Port Birmingham, Maytown, Wylam, Minor, McDonald Chapel, and Docena. The area has 77 cases and a population of 20,077.

Region 2 — Has a rate of 36.35 cases per 10,000 people. It covers one ZIP code, 35226, which includes western Hoover. The area has 123 cases and has a population of 33,838.

Region 4 — Has a rate of 31.90 cases per 10,000 people It covers one ZIP code, 35020, which includes Bessemer and Brighton. It has 82 cases and a population of 25,691.

Region 1 — Has a rate of 28.80 cases per 10,000 people. It also covers one ZIP code, 35244, which also is in Hoover. The area has 104 cases and a population of 36,096.

Region 20 — Has a rate of 28.70 cases per 10,000. It covers two ZIP codes, 35211 and 35221. That covers parts of Oxmoor Valley and Red Mountain Park and areas around Elmwood Cemetery. The area has 86 cases and a population of 29,906.

Region 9 — Has a rate of 28.50 cases per 10,000 people. It covers the ZIP codes, 35212 and 35217, including Tarrant, the airport, Eastwood and south to Crestwood Boulevard. The area has 73 cases and a population of 25,565.

Region 22 — Has a rate of 23 cases per 10,000. It covers two ZIP codes, 35064 and 35228, which covers Midfield, Fairfield, Green Acres and up to parts of Forest Hills. The area has a total of 50 cases in a population of 21,664 people.

Region 6 — Has a rate of 22.6 cases per 10,000 people It covers the ZIP codes 35213, 35223 and 35222, which includes Mountain Brook and parts of southeastern Birmingham. The area has a total of 81 cases and a population of 35,747.

Region 14 — Has a rate of 21.90 per 10,000 people. The area includes the ZIP codes 35116 and 35071, including Gardendale northward to Morris. The area has 44 cases in a population of 20,071 people.

 

Region 15 — Has a rate of 20.70 cases per 10,000 people. It covers the ZIP codes 35068, 35214, 35207, including Forestdale eastward to parts of Fultondale. The area has 75 cases and a population of 36,194.

Region 21 — Has a rate of 20.50 cases per 10,000 people. It covers two ZIP codes, 35208 and 35218, which includes areas around Ensley and down to Ivanhoe and Martins. The area has 46 cases and a population of 22,367.

Region 11 — Has a rate of 19.60 cases per 10,000 people It covers the 35173 ZIP code, which includes Trussville and environs northeastward to the St. Clair County line. The area has had 53 cases and has a population of 26,940.