5 Reported Coronavirus Deaths In Jefferson County

BIRMINGHAM, AL — The Jefferson County Department of Health has confirmed 345 coronavirus cases as of Friday afternoon, and five deaths have been reported in the county. The five deaths have not been officially confirmed as "Died from Illness" deaths in the Alabama Department of Public Health tally.

This week saw numbers of cases in Jefferson County and throughout the state continue to rise, and the spread has not slowed down in Alabama. Birmingham's shelter-in-place order was extended this week to April 30 as a result of the continued spread.

Woodfin said Friday that non-custodial arrests are possible for people who do not comply with shelter-in-place order.

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Under the ordinance, residents will are asked to remain at home and only leave for essential purposes. Those purposes include:

• Work
• Visiting essential businesses like grocery stores, financial institutions and gas stations
• Retrieving curbside pickup from restaurants
• Attending doctor's appointments
• Exercising outside — including biking, hiking and running – as long as they stay at least 6 feet away from others

Statewide, the number of coronavirus cases surpassed 1,400, out of nearly 9.600 tested. The ADPH has confirmed 21 deaths from the illness, and 34 reported deaths.

Here are the number of cases and deaths by county in Alabama:

• Autauga: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 12 confirmed cases
• Baldwin: 1 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 26 confirmed cases
• Barbour: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 1 confirmed cases
• Bibb: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 4 confirmed cases
• Blount: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 8 confirmed cases
• Bullock: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 2 confirmed cases
• Butler: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 1 confirmed cases
• Calhoun: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 16 confirmed cases
• Chambers: 5 reported deaths, 4 died from illness, 80 confirmed cases
• Cherokee: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 4 confirmed cases
• Chilton: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 15 confirmed cases
• Choctaw: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 4 confirmed cases
• Clarke: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 3 confirmed cases
• Clay: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 8 confirmed cases
• Cleburne: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 6 confirmed cases
• Coffee: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 3 confirmed cases
• Colbert: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 5 confirmed cases
• Conecuh: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 1 confirmed cases
• Coosa: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 6 confirmed cases
• Covington: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 4 confirmed cases
• Crenshaw: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 1 confirmed cases
• Cullman: 1 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 14 confirmed cases
• Dale: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 1 confirmed cases
• Dallas: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 4 confirmed cases
• DeKalb: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 10 confirmed cases
• Elmore: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 18 confirmed cases
• Escambia: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 2 confirmed cases
• Etowah: 1 reported deaths, 1 died from illness, 15 confirmed cases
• Fayette: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 1 confirmed cases
• Franklin: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 4 confirmed cases
• Greene: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 5 confirmed cases
• Hale: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 3 confirmed cases
• Houston: 1 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 11 confirmed cases
• Jackson: 1 reported deaths, 1 died from illness, 12 confirmed cases
• Jefferson: 5 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 345 confirmed cases
• Lamar: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 1 confirmed cases
• Lauderdale: 2 reported deaths, 1 died from illness, 13 confirmed cases
• Lawrence: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 3 confirmed cases
• Lee: 3 reported deaths, 2 died from illness, 97 confirmed cases
• Limestone: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 26 confirmed cases
• Lowndes: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 2 confirmed cases
• Macon: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 5 confirmed cases
• Madison: 1 reported deaths, 1 died from illness, 119 confirmed cases
• Marengo: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 7 confirmed cases
• Marion: 2 reported deaths, 1 died from illness, 13 confirmed cases
• Marshall: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 15 confirmed cases
• Mobile: 5 reported deaths, 4 died from illness, 84 confirmed cases
• Monroe: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 4 confirmed cases
• Montgomery: 1 reported deaths, 1 died from illness, 52 confirmed cases
• Morgan: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 23 confirmed cases
• Pickens: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 9 confirmed cases
• Pike: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 10 confirmed cases
• Randolph: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 9 confirmed cases
• Russell: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 4 confirmed cases
• St. Clair: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 22 confirmed cases
• Shelby: 3 reported deaths, 3 died from illness, 104 confirmed cases
• Sumter: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 7 confirmed cases
• Talladega: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 11 confirmed cases
• Tallapoosa: 1 reported deaths, 1 died from illness, 18 confirmed cases
• Tuscaloosa: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 41 confirmed cases
• Walker: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 48 confirmed cases
• Washington: 1 reported deaths, 1 died from illness, 4 confirmed cases
• Wilcox: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 5 confirmed cases
• Winston: 0 reported deaths, 0 died from illness, 3 confirmed cases

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