Alabama Overview
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Key Metrics
New tests Total PCR tests (people)
New cases (Notes)
Current hospitalizations
New deaths
- Dec 18: On December 18th, 2020, Alabama reported that they will be reporting a backlog of positive tests from December 10th, 2020 to December 13th, 2020.
We calculate daily changes based on the data states report each day. Some states report new cases, tests, and deaths using other methods. Please consult official state data sources for more information. We chart “New tests” using different units across jurisdictions, because not all states and territories report tests in the same units. Learn more about total test units and see what we chart for each jurisdiction in our total tests documentation.
We do not have a complete dataset for every metric in every state. If we have data for less than 30% of the past 90 days for a given metric, you’ll see a warning instead of a chart for that metric.
All the data for these charts is available for download. You can also review tabular national data on our US historical data page and data for each state and territory on the individual state or territory’s overview page.
Viral (PCR) tests
Alabama viral (PCR) testing Historical data(test encounters)
(specimens)
(people)
Antigen tests
Alabama antigen testing Historical dataWarning: Antigen reporting may significantly understate the true number of tests administered
Antibody tests
Alabama antibody testing Historical dataHospitalization
Alabama hospitalization Historical dataHospitalization (HHS data)
See this HHS hospitalization data on a map.
This data is published by HHS.
Outcomes
Alabama outcomes Historical dataLong-term care (LTC)
Alabama long-term care datafrom LTC facilities22.8%
Race & ethnicity data
We compute the number of cases and deaths per 100k people for each race and ethnicity.
These numbers show the scale of outcomes compared to the size of each group’s population. These are not the number of cases or deaths, rather the proportion of each demographic group who have been affected.
Race & ethnicity: cases per capita
(All data is calculated)
Race & ethnicity: deaths per capita
(All data is calculated)
Our latest tweets about Alabama
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@COVID19Tracking
We recently released a visualization of the @HHSGOV hospital data. It is a weekly average for COVID-19 metrics for each individual hospital across the country. This week, facilities across the South (though especially in Alabama) are under serious pressure.
January 15, 2021
But some small states have severe problems, too. Alabama, Arizona, and Nevada have very high hospitalization rates per capita.
January 8, 2021
AL, CO, OR, UT, SD, and RI all reported record high case counts. Both ND and SD are reporting more than 1,000 cases per million people.
October 23, 2020
An important caveat to today's record high numbers. AL reported ~4k cases due to a backlog of antigen tests. CA reported 6k cases, 2k of which were backlogs.
October 23, 2020
Our daily update is published. States reported 870k tests, 57k cases, 40k currently hospitalized, and 994 COVID-19 deaths. Note: Updates were not available from FL, GA, and AL.
October 21, 2020