900 Hospitalized For Coronavirus In Alabama, More Than 240 Deaths

BIRMINGHAM, AL — As April starts winding down, Alabama has reported more than 6,500 coronavirus cases, 900 hospitalizations and more than 240 deaths from the virus. That said, Gov. Kay Ivey and ADPH director Dr. Scott Harris seem to feel optimistic about where the state is heading in regard to the spread of the virus.

So confident in the good signs is Ivey that she announced Tuesday that the stay-at-home order she placed on the state April 2 will expire April 30 and will be replaced with a more lenient "safer-at-home" order.

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Mobile County is closing in on 1,000 total cases, as Jefferson County continues to see its total taper off compared to the first few weeks of the pandemic.

Here are the counties with the most confirmed cases:

1. Mobile County: 969 confirmed cases; 6,673 total tests; 46 deaths
2. Jefferson County: 841 confirmed cases; ; 12,965 total tests; 41 deaths
3. Lee County: 368 confirmed cases; 2,597 total tests; 25 deaths
4. Shelby County: 316 confirmed cases; 3,301 total tests; 9 deaths
5. Marshall County: 309 confirmed cases; 1,691 total tests; 6 deaths
6. Montgomery County: 292 confirmed cases; 2,360 total tests; 5 deaths
7. Chambers County: 289 confirmed cases; ; 938 total tests; 19 deaths
8. Tallapoosa County: 276 confirmed cases; 1,285 total tests; 17 deaths
9. Madison County: 216 confirmed cases; 4,801 total tests; 4 deaths
10. Tuscaloosa County: 196 confirmed cases; 3,166 total tests; 0 deaths

Testing has been a major cause for concern worldwide ever since the pandemic began, but clinicians and researchers with UAB's Department of Pathology have been working around the clock to make testing available for as many people as possible, making sure accurate results are available in a timely manner.

"Our department faculty and staff have been both proactive and nimble in our response to the COVID-19 pandemic," said Department of Pathology Chair George Netto, M.D. "Pathologists and laboratory medicine professionals, both here at UAB and nationally, have been at the forefront of fighting this pandemic. As always, we are used to working behind the scenes; however, this event has allowed our colleagues to step up and retool their labs and staff to pivot toward tackling COVID-19."

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