For the third day in a row, the number of new COVID-19 cases in Alabama dropped on Wednesday.

The state recorded 390 confirmed new cases from 10 a.m. Tuesday to 10 a.m. Wednesday, bringing the total since the pandemic began in mid-March to 26,914. There were five deaths during that period to raise the total to 784, the Alabama Department of Public Health’s daily report showed.

The report listed 398 cases and six deaths that officials say are probably from COVID-19 but have yet to be confirmed.

The number of COVID-19 cases jumped sharply over a four-day span that began last Thursday, topping out with 1,014 new cases listed in Sunday’s report. The daily total has fallen since then, with 657 cases reported on Monday, 632 on Tuesday and 390 on Wednesday.

The most significant improvement was recorded by Montgomery County, which has been a hot spot in Alabama for the disease in recent weeks and has the most confirmed cases overall at 2,956. After several days of triple-digit increases, the county reported 51 new cases on Tuesday and 34 on Wednesday.

The biggest increase in Wednesday’s report came in Jefferson County, where 48 new cases brought the total to 2,647 and two deaths brought that total to 120.

Tuscaloosa County, which led the state with 63 new cases on Tuesday, saw that number drop to 13 on Wedneday.

Here is the list of counties and their cases, tests conducted and deaths.

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