Nearly 9,000 New COVID-19 Cases Confirmed In Alabama In 2 Weeks

MONTGOMERY, AL — June continues to be a month full of COVID-19 case spikes in Alabama, as the Alabama Department of Public Health has confirmed nearly 9,000 new cases of the virus in the last 14 days alone. As well, 168 people have died in Alabama in the month of June from COVID-19.

In the last two weeks, 98,318 tests have been administered in the state with 8,895 positive results. Total, the state has confirmed 28,583 COVID-19 cases and 819 deaths from the virus, with 2,416 hospitalizations and 15,974 patients presumed to have recovered from the virus.

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New case totals each day this last week:

• June 12: 1,075 new cases
• June 13: 976 new cases
• June 14: 857 new cases
• June 15: 314 new cases
• June 16: 531 new cases
• June 17: 942 new cases
• June 18: 727 new cases

Counties with the most cases over the last 2 weeks:

• Montgomery County: 1,115 new cases (3,106 overall)
• Jefferson County: 811 new cases (2,791 overall)
• Tuscaloosa County: 631 new cases (1,526 overall)
• Mobile County: 521 new cases (2,899 overall)
• Marshall County: 301 new cases (1,031 overall)

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