While still labeled with an overall high transmission risk, Alabama has seen a drop in the rate of new COVID-19 cases and the percentage of positive tests.
Alabama’s COVID-19 Data and Surveillance Dashboard shows that most of the state is still in the red – the color indicating a high overall level of community transmission – but there are now 14 counties that have been lowered to a substantial risk and four counties lowered to moderate transmission risk.
Houston County had a high risk based on its 11.4% positivity rate in test results but a substantial risk based on new cases per 100,000 persons. Barbour and Coffee counties were also considered high risk based on the percent of positive tests – 10.4% and 12.7% respectively. However, Barbour County had a moderate risk based on the seven-day rate of new cases while Coffee County was assigned a substantial risk based on cases.
The highest percentage of COVID-19 cases in the past four weeks have been in people ages 25 to 49 followed by people ages 50 to 64, according to the state dashboard. Across the state, there are now 2.3 million people who are fully vaccinated and 2.84 million who have received one or more doses of vaccine. The state has also administered 748,146 additional doses, which accounts for booster shots as well as a third full dose for those considered immune-compromised.
School systems around the state reported 1,972 cases for the week ending Feb. 17. The number was down from 4,700 cases reported the previous week.
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