Alabama reported significantly fewer coronavirus cases in the week to Sunday, adding 3,589 new cases. This is a 15.2% decrease from the previous week’s tally of 4,231 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19.
Alabama is ranked 34th among the states with the fastest spread of the coronavirus on a per capita basis, according to a USA TODAY Network analysis of Johns Hopkins University data. In the last week, coronavirus cases in the United States fell 7.7% from the previous week, with 298,674 cases reported. With 1.47% of the country’s population, Alabama has had 1.2% of cases in the country in the past week. Across the country, 13 states had more cases in the last week than in the previous week.
Itowa County has reported 191 cases and two deaths in the past week. A week ago, I reported 107 cases and no fatalities. During the pandemic, 32,116 cases and 678 deaths have been reported.
Cherokee County has reported nine cases and no deaths in the last week. A week earlier, it had reported 17 cases and no deaths. During the pandemic, 6,017 cases and 87 deaths were reported.
Marshall County has reported 57 cases and one death in the last week. A week ago, it reported 39 cases and one death. During the pandemic, 30,969 cases and 403 deaths have been reported.
DeKalb County has reported 35 cases and no deaths in the last week. A week ago, it reported 42 cases and one death. During the pandemic, 21,217 cases and 341 deaths were reported.
Calhoun County has reported 119 cases and two deaths in the past week. A week ago, it reported 719 cases and one death. During the pandemic, 38,330 cases of infection and 658 deaths have been reported.
Clair County has reported 54 cases and no deaths in the past week. A week ago, it reported 84 cases and two deaths. During the pandemic, 30,132 cases and 434 deaths have been reported.
Blount County has reported 130 cases and no deaths in the past week. A week ago, I reported 37 cases and no deaths. During the pandemic, 17,042 cases and 258 deaths were reported.
Across Alabama, cases are down in 42 counties, with the best decline in Calhoun County, with 119 cases from 719 in the previous week; in Madison County, with 208 cases of 364; and in Winston County, with 16 of 144 cases.
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Within Alabama, the worst weekly outbreaks on a per capita basis were in Henry County with 337 cases per 100,000 cases per week. Shelby County with 316; and Geneva County with 232. The CDC says high levels of transmission in the community start at 100 cases per 100,000 per week.
Adding the most new cases overall was Shelby County, with 689 cases; Jefferson County, with 372 cases; and Madison County, with 208. The weekly number of cases in 25 counties is up from the previous week. The worst increases from last week’s pace were in Shelby, Blount and Etowah counties.
In Alabama, 51 people were reported to have died from COVID-19 in the week ending Sunday. In the week before that, 27 people had been killed.
Johns Hopkins University data showed that a total of 1,525,724 people in Alabama have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began, and 20,473 people have died from the disease. In the United States, 96,699,237 people have tested positive and 1,062,564 people have died.
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COVID-19 hospital admissions rise in Alabama
USA TODAY analyzed federal hospital data as of Sunday, October 9. COVID patients likely to be admitted in the state:
- Last week: 736
- The week before that: 697
- Four weeks ago: 991
Covid patients likely to enter the country:
- Last week: 50835
- The week before that: 49835
- Four weeks ago: 58,231
Hospitals in 18 states reported more COVID-19 patients than the previous week, while hospitals in 15 states had more COVID-19 patients in intensive care beds. Hospitals in 29 states have received more COVID-19 patients in the last week than the previous week, a USA TODAY analysis of US Health and Human Services data shows.
USA TODAY publishes local versions of this story on its news sites around the country, which were built using data from Johns Hopkins University and the Centers for Disease Control. If you have questions about the data or the story, contact Mike Stucka at mstucka@gannett.com.
Originally published at San Jose News Bulletin
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