Alabama Coronavirus Death Total Surpasses 4,000

MONTGOMERY, AL — With 49 deaths from COVID-19 reported over the last 24 hours by the Alabama Department of Public Health, the state has now surpassed 4,000 deaths since the pandemic began in March.

The state surpassed 3,000 deaths just last month, 225 days after the first reported COVID-19 death in Alabama in March. The 4,035 deaths in Alabama from COVID-19 averages to 15 deaths per day in the state since March 25.

Hospitalizations for COVID-19 in Alabama continue to rise, as 2,111 patients are currently being treated for the virus in Alabama hospitals. Thursday, 3,453 new confirmed cases and 1,282 probable new COVID-19 cases were reported across the state, with a seven-day average of 2,722 cases.

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The seven-day averages for daily new COVID-19 cases across the state have never been higher, as Jefferson County is averaging more than 500 new cases per day over the last week, twice as many as Madison County, which has the second highest seven-day average with 240.

The counties in Alabama averaging at least 100 new COVID-19 cases per day over the last week:

• Jefferson County: 526
• Madison County: 240
• Shelby County: 146
• Tuscaloosa County: 124
• Morgan County: 105
• Marshall County: 104
• Mobile County: 100

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