Alabama reported fewer coronavirus cases in the week ending Sunday, adding 9,880 new cases. That’s down 32. 8 percent from last week’s tally of 14,695 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19.
Alabama ranked sixth among the states where the coronavirus spread the fastest, according to a study by Johns Hopkins University’s USA TODAY data network. Over the past week, coronavirus cases in the United States have declined 4. 7% from beyond the week, with 507,209 cases reported. With 1. 47 percent of the nation’s population, Alabama recorded 1. 95 percent of the nation’s cases last week. Across the country, 3 states have had more cases in the past week than in the past week.
The Labor Day holiday would possibly have replaced the number of other people who can get tested and when, and when governments report the effects of testing and deaths. This will distort comparisons from week to week.
Montgomery County has reported 441 cases and deaths in the past week. A week earlier, it had reported 514 cases and 10 deaths. During the pandemic, it has reported 66,015 cases and 990 deaths.
Elmore County has reported 177 and one death in the past week. A week earlier, it had reported 222 and 3 deaths. During the pandemic, it has reported 27,369 and 358 deaths.
Autauga County has reported 108 and 3 deaths in the past week. A week earlier he had reported 134 and one death. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 18,233 and 226 deaths.
Dallas County has reported 53 cases and no deaths in the past week. A week earlier, it had reported cases and 3 deaths. During the pandemic, it has reported 9,997 cases and 254 deaths.
Lowndes County has reported 24 cases and no deaths in the past week. A week earlier, it had reported 19 cases and no deaths. During the pandemic, it has reported 3,030 cases and deaths.
In Alabama, cases fell in 61 counties, with the most productive declines in Jefferson County, with 1406 cases up from 2147 the previous week; in Madison County, with 582 cases out of 898; and Shelby County, with 461 out of 753 cases.
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In Alabama, the worst weekly outbreaks per user occurred in Cleburne County with 1,060 cases per 100,000 per week; Franklin County with 472; and St. CountyClear with 464. The Centers for Disease Control indicates that peak levels of network transmission start at one hundred cases per week.
The addition of the largest number of new instances in all of Jefferson County, with 1406 instances; Madison County, with 582 instances; and tuscaloosa county, with 547. The highest weekly number of cases in six counties compared to last week. Last week’s worst speed increases occurred in St. Clair, Cleburne and Fayette.
In Alabama, another 79 people were reported to have died from COVID-19 in the week ending Sunday. Last week, another 112 people died.
A total of 1,504,180 more people in Alabama have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began, and another 20,239 people have died from the disease, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. In the United States, 95,250,705 more people tested positive and 1,050,323 other people died.
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USA TODAY analyzed information from federal hospitals beginning Sunday, September 11. Probable COVID patients admitted to the state:
Probable COVID entered the country:
Hospitals in 16 states reported more COVID-19 patients than the previous week, while hospitals in 22 states had more COVID-19 patients in broad care beds. Hospitals in 19 states admitted more COVID-19 patients in the past week than the week before. according to USA TODAY’s research on U. S. fitness and human data. USA
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