MONTGOMERY, AL — Alabama posted no new COVID-19 deaths Tuesday, the first time since July 5 the Alabama Department of Public Health has had no fatalities to report. The state confirmed 1,180 new cases of the virus, the third lowest new case total this month.
The new case total did put the state above 80,000 total cases since the pandemic began. Total, the state has confirmed 80,309 cases of COVID-19, with 32,510 of those presumed to have recovered from the virus.
Despite some positive news on the coronavirus front in the state, 1,599 people remained hospitalized in Alabama for COVID-19 as of Tuesday morning, which is a new high since the pandemic began in March. The number of COVID-19 deaths remains at 1,446, with an additional 45 probable deaths from the virus.
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