Alabama Tops 20,000 COVID-19 Cases

MONTGOMERY, AL — The Alabama Department of Public Health has now confirmed more than 20,000 vases of COVID-19 in the state since testing began in March. The virus has also claimed 688 lives in Alabama.

In the last 14 days, 5,682 new cases have been reported by the ADPH. After a couple of days with fewer than 300 new cases reported in the state, the ADPH reported more than 1,000 new cases over the weekend.

This spike, and the lower numbers leading up to the spike, are partially due to a lag in data reporting, according to the ADPH. As a result of a reporting backlog, new data appears to display sizable increases in all numbers, the ADPH said.

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"The national surveillance pipeline became overwhelmed earlier this week due to a large increase in the volume of COVID-19 laboratory results," the department said. "ADPH staff worked tirelessly with CDC and its vendor to resolve the issues as quickly as possible."

New COVID-19 cases reported in Alabama in the last 5 days:

• June 2: 204 new cases
• June 3: 216 new cases
• June 4: 307 new cases
• June 5: 636 new cases
• June 6: 458 new cases

Mobile and Montgomery counties lead the way in total COVID-19 cases, as Montgomery County surpassed Jefferson County's totals over the weekend. Mobile County, while still the state leader in total cases, has seen its new case total slow in the last two weeks.

The counties with the most cases as of Sunday afternoon:

• Mobile County: 2,433 cases, 422 in the last 14 days
• Montgomery County: 2,054 cases; 869 in the last 14 days
• Jefferson County: 2,039 cases; 427 in the last 14 days

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