State Confirms 481 New COVID-19 Cases In Last 24 Hours

MONTGOMERY, AL — Although the state has not seen the record-breaking daily totals of new COVID-19 cases in the last couple of days that it saw Friday, the Alabama Department of Public Health confirmed 481 new cases over the last 24 hours.

Tuesday's totals for the state show 21,071 cases of the virus, with 11,305 patients having recovered from it. The state has also confirmed 725 fatalities from COVID-19.

In the last two weeks, the state has confirmed 5,356 new cases of the virus, 86,745 tests administered.

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New case totals over the last five days:

• June 4: 302 new cases
• June 5: 640 new cases
• June 6: 455 new cases
• June 7: 430 new cases
• June 8: 488 new cases

Testing has increased some in the state, especially in Jefferson County. UAB announced Monday participation in a study will examine how many adults in the United States have been infected by the novel coronavirus but did not know they had it. Researchers will analyze blood samples from 10,000 adults to see if they have the antibodies to the virus, which indicates a prior infection.

The results will demonstrate where the novel coronavirus has spread undetected in the United States and provide insights into the types of populations that are most affected.

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

• Mobile County: 2.487 cases; 432 in the last 14 days
• Montgomery County: 2,221 cases; 825 in the last 14 days
• Jefferson County: 2,151 cases; 476 in the last 14 days
• Tuscaloosa County: 976 cases; 364 in the last 14 days
• Marshall County: 752 Cases; 93 in the last 14 days

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