Alabama added 954 new coronavirus cases Wednesday – a large increase over case counts from recent days, and the second highest single-day uptick since the start of the pandemic.

The new cases pushed the state’s 7-day rolling average up to almost 673, which was an 80-case increase over Tuesday’s average.

Alabama has had 31,624 cases since March – the ADPH also confirmed 25 new Coronavirus deaths on Wednesday bringing the statewide death toll to 879.  The state also confirmed 48 deaths in Alabama in the last two days alone, and that 7-day average for deaths now stands at 13.6 – the highest it’s been in two weeks.

The number of confirmed COVID-19 related deaths thus far in Cherokee County, has moved up to seven.

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases thus far in the county has reached 56 with 2 more being labeled “probable”.  Of course, as Cherokee County EMA Director Shawn Rogers points out, very few of those cases remain active.

Out of 190 local residents being tested over the past 14 days positive results were returned in only 14 cases.

A total of 31,624 cases of Coronavirus have been confirmed to this point across the state of Alabama and 2,567 people have been hospitalized since March 13th.

The ADPH says 358,319 have been tested for COVID-19 – 92,632 in the last two weeks.  

Of those tested in the last 14 days, 9,181 were positive. 

The number of presumed recoveries now stands at 18,866 statewide.

(Information provided in part by AL.COM/www.al.com)