Alabama Tops 10,000 Coronavirus Cases, 400 Deaths

BIRMINGHAM, AL — Alabama has now reported more than 400 deaths from COVID-19, and 10,000 total cases since the Alabama Department of Public Safety started tracking the virus in March. The good news, however, is that for three straight days, the state reported fewer new cases.

Since posting the largest single day total of new COVID-19 cases May 7, each day has seen fewer new cases than the last, a trend that health officials have hoped to see as the state reopens the economy.

New cases reported in Alabama over the last five days:

• May 6: 253 new cases
• May 7: 353 new cases
• May 8: 337 new cases
• May 9: 290 new cases
• May 10: 236 new cases

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Total, Alabama has confirmed 10,009 cases of COVID-19, with 401 confirmed deaths from the virus. In all, the state has administered 129,444 tests.

Mobile County continues to pace the state with the most cases and the most fatalities, as the county approaches 100 deaths.

The counties with the most cases in the state as of Monday afternoon:

• Mobile County: 1,465 confirmed cases; 12,225 total tests; 90 deaths
• Jefferson County: 1,123 confirmed cases; 23,493 total tests; 61 deaths
• Montgomery County: 618 confirmed cases; 4,208 total tests; 15 deaths
• Marshall County: 565 confirmed cases; 3,742 total tests; 8 deaths
• Lee County: 427 confirmed cases; 3,993 total tests; 30 deaths
• Shelby County: 369 confirmed cases; 5,551 total tests; 17 deaths
• Tallapoosa County: 325 confirmed cases; 1,777 total tests; 42 deaths
• Chambers County: 316 confirmed cases; 1,284 total tests; 21 deaths
• Tuscaloosa County: 281 confirmed cases; 5,756 total tests; 4 deaths
• Madison County: 247 confirmed cases; 10,246 total tests; 4 deaths

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