Thursday Sees New One Day Record in Increase in Coronavirus Cases in Alabama – 1,129 from Wednesday to Today

The Alabama Department of Public Health announces – unfortunately a new record – as the latest information released on Thursday morning (June 25th) indicates a total of 1,129 new Coronavirus cases in Alabama.  That’s the most new cases in a single day since the start of the pandemic.  

The state has reported just one death occurring thus far on Thursday, after reporting a total of 48 over the prior two days.  There have now been 32,753 confirmed coronavirus cases in Alabama, and 880 deaths. The new cases bumped Alabama’s 7-day average back over 700, to 708.1, after it had dipped as low as 591.3 earlier this week. The rolling average is still lower than the record or 779, set last week. But that could soon change.

Hospitalizations are also rising in Alabama. The state set an all-time record for their 7-day average of current hospitalizations on Tuesday at 657.  On Wednesday, the most recent day for which data was available, the average stood at 656.

Testing has also increased. The state reported 10,686 new coronavirus tests on Thursday, a large increase over testing numbers from recent days – but the percent of tests performed that have come back positive has also climbed in recent days.

The ratio of average new cases to average new tests now stands at 10.6 percent. The prior high for this ratio was 14.5 percent, set earlier this month.

The number of confirmed COVID-19 related deaths thus far in Cherokee County, still stands at seven.

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases thus far in the county has reached 62 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 183 local residents being tested over the past 14 days positive results were returned in only 17 cases.

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

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

 

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