Coronavirus

Spread of COVID-19 in Alabama Continues Saturday at a Record Pace

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The spread of COVID-19 cases in Alabama continued to accelerate Saturday, with state health officials reporting a third day of record numbers.

In its daily update, the Alabama Department of Public Health said there were 888 new confirmed cases of the disease across the state, bringing the total to 24,221 since the pandemic began. The department had reported 859 new cases on Friday and 848 on Thursday, both records at the time.

The new report, covering the period of 10 a.m. Friday to 10 a.m. Saturday, included four new deaths, bringing the statewide overall total to 768.

In addition to the confirmed cases, the report listed 380 probable cases and five probable deaths. Those numbers reflect patients whose illnesses or deaths are believed to be from COVID-19 but confirmation is pending.

All 67 counties have reported confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, and 61 counties reported new cases in Saturday’s report.

Montgomery County was the only one to report numbers in triple digits, with 101 new cases to bring its total to 2,644. Its death count remained at 68.

Tuscaloosa County was second in growth, reporting 83 new cases and one death. The county’s totals are now 1,239 cases and 26 deaths.

Jefferson County listed 71 new cases for a total of 2,410, and its number of deaths remained at 117.

Among other counties, Franklin reported 44 new cases, for a total of 709; Marshall had 38 and a total of 849; Mobile, 37, for 2,660; and Morgan, 37, for 553. Mobile reported no new deaths but continues to lead the state with a total of 129.

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

Autauga 331 3080 6
Baldwin 361 10359 9
Barbour 226 1123 1
Bibb 100 1680 1
Blount 102 2206 1
Bullock 276 876 8
Butler 517 2081 25
Calhoun 190 5229 3
Chambers 438 2104 26
Cherokee 47 1072 5
Chilton 128 1888 2
Choctaw 167 573 11
Clarke 179 1681 3
Clay 30 579 2
Cleburne 20 422 1
Coffee 274 2301 1
Colbert 249 3441 5
Conecuh 83 607 1
Coosa 45 369 1
Covington 116 1562 1
Crenshaw 107 948 3
Cullman 250 4522 1
Dale 171 1670 0
Dallas 447 3047 6
DeKalb 311 3013 5
Elmore 502 4709 9
Escambia 99 1579 3
Etowah 301 6381 12
Fayette 37 842 0
Franklin 709 2988 10
Geneva 46 819 0
Greene 119 655 5
Hale 226 1680 14
Henry 99 779 2
Houston 293 4735 5
Jackson 123 2866 3
Jefferson 2410 50110 117
Lamar 35 680 0
Lauderdale 230 5003 3
Lawrence 63 966 0
Lee 661 8190 35
Limestone 197 2987 0
Lowndes 365 1070 14
Macon 122 1045 6
Madison 472 19954 5
Marengo 206 2058 9
Marion 134 1496 12
Marshall 849 6949 9
Mobile 2660 27417 129
Monroe 117 1213 2
Montgomery 2644 14688 68
Morgan 553 6247 2
Perry 68 1112 0
Pickens 140 1251 6
Pike 307 2399 2
Randolph 138 1129 8
Russell 279 2258 0
Shelby 615 12287 20
St. Clair 167 4644 2
Sumter 260 1175 11
Talladega 153 4044 5
Tallapoosa 461 3393 66
Tuscaloosa 1239 15998 25
Unknown or Out of State N/A 0 N/A
Walker 540 5310 6
Washington 86 837 6
Wilcox 216 892 8
Winston 115 1604 1