Alabama COVID-19 Case Total Passes 13,000

MONTGOMERY, AL — As Gov. Kay Ivey announced looser restrictions on businesses and venues in the state, the Alabama Department of Public Health has confirmed more than 13,000 cases of COVID-19, with 375 new cases reported in the last 24 hours.

Alabama has 529 confirmed deaths from the virus as of Thursday afternoon. Total, 172,934 coronavirus tests have been administered statewide, with 13,120 positive tests.

Ivey said in her news conference Thursday that the state is not where she had hoped it would be at this point, but that opening up more businesses and venues was the right action in spite of spikes in areas like Montgomery County and Tuscaloosa County.

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New cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Alabama in the last five days:

• May 16: 343 new cases
• May 17: 312 new cases
• May 18: 304 new cases
• May 19: 392 new cases
• May 20: 360 new cases

Mobile County reported 58 new cases of the virus in the last 24 hours. Jefferson County reported 37 new cases and Montgomery COunty has added 47 cases to its total since Wednesday afternoon.

The counties with the most COVID-19 cases:

• Mobile County: 1,847 confirmed cases; 17,254 tested; 107 deaths
• Jefferson County: 1,437 confirmed cases; 31,390 tested; 84 deaths
• Montgomery County: 1,003 confirmed cases; 6,796 tested; 28 deaths
• Marshall County: 643 confirmed cases; 4,736 tested; 9 deaths
• Lee County: 463 confirmed cases; 5,196 tested; 32 deaths
• Tuscaloosa County: 431 confirmed cases; 7,334 tested; 9 deaths
• Shelby County: 414 confirmed cases; 7,591 tested; 19 deaths

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