Alabama COVID-19 Cases Jump Past 10,600, Near 450 Deaths

MONTGOMERY, AL — For the second straight day Wednesday, at least 300 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in a 24 hour span in Alabama, as the state's total number of cases was reported at more than 10,600 Wednesday afternoon. The Alabama Department of Public Health also confirmed that nearly 450 people have died from the virus.

After seeing some progress in decreasing the number of new cases, the last three days have seen increases in new COVID-19 cases in the state. For Tuesday, 311 new cases were confirmed. Monday had 267 new cases and Sunday had 235.

The ADPH has confirmed 20 deaths since Tuesday afternoon.

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Totals as of Wednesday afternoon in Alabama include 10,617 cases of COVID-19, with 136,372 tests administered in the state. The ADPH reports 449 deaths and 1,317 hospitalizations from the virus.

The counties in Alabama with the most cases as of Wednesday:

• Mobile County: 1,540 confirmed cases; 12,902 total tests; 96 deaths
• Jefferson County: 1,185 confirmed cases; 24,489 total tests; 64 deaths
• Marshall County: 584 confirmed cases; 3,956 total tests; 8 deaths
• Montgomery County: 697 confirmed cases; 4,564 total tests; 19 deaths
• Lee County: 434 confirmed cases; 4,148 total tests; 30 deaths

Testing has leveled off as cases have increased, according to data from the ADPH. However, more testing locations are opening all over the state, including Jefferson County.

This week, Legion Field was approved as a COVID-19 testing site, and UAB last week began deploying testing for antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

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