Counties with highest COVID-19 infection rates in Alabama
Published 1:17 pm Thursday, May 5, 2022
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Counties with highest COVID-19 infection rates in Alabama
The vaccine deployment in December 2020 signaled a turning point in the COVID-19 pandemic. By the end of May 2021, 40% of the U.S. population was fully vaccinated. But as vaccination rates lagged over the summer, new surges of COVID-19 came, including Delta in the summer of 2021, and now the Omicron variant, which comprises the majority of cases in the U.S.
Researchers around the world have reported that Omicron is more transmissible than Delta, making breakthrough and repeat infections more likely.
The United States as of May 4 reached 996,145 COVID-19-related deaths and 81.5 million COVID-19 cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. Currently, 66.2% of the population is fully vaccinated, and 45.9% of vaccinated people have received booster doses.
Stacker compiled a list of the counties with highest COVID-19 infection rates in Alabama using data from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and vaccination data from Covid Act Now. Counties are ranked by the highest infection rate per 100,000 residents within the week leading up to May 3, 2022. Cumulative cases per 100,000 served as a tiebreaker.
Keep reading to see whether your county ranks among the highest COVID-19 infection rates in your state.
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#50. Perry County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 11 (1 new cases, 0% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,467 (2,094 total cases)
— 11.6% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 516 (46 total deaths)
— 29.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 48.8% (4,350 fully vaccinated)
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#49. Russell County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 12 (7 new cases, -59% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 17,405 (10,088 total cases)
— 34.4% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 160 (93 total deaths)
— 59.9% less deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 41.5% (24,046 fully vaccinated)
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#48. Greene County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 12 (1 new cases, -67% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,117 (1,875 total cases)
— 12.9% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 592 (48 total deaths)
— 48.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 50.9% (4,130 fully vaccinated)
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#47. Chambers County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 12 (4 new cases, +33% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,522 (8,487 total cases)
— 3.8% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 487 (162 total deaths)
— 22.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 31.5% (10,480 fully vaccinated)
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#46. Winston County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 13 (3 new cases, 0% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,028 (7,568 total cases)
— 20.7% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 554 (131 total deaths)
— 38.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 22.0% (5,206 fully vaccinated)
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#45. Lauderdale County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 14 (13 new cases, -13% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,034 (24,141 total cases)
— 1.9% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 426 (395 total deaths)
— 6.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 46.7% (43,315 fully vaccinated)
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#44. Jackson County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 14 (7 new cases, +75% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,135 (15,041 total cases)
— 9.8% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 467 (241 total deaths)
— 17.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 49.5% (25,554 fully vaccinated)
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#43. Butler County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 15 (3 new cases, 0% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,049 (5,066 total cases)
— 1.9% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 663 (129 total deaths)
— 66.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 39.5% (7,686 fully vaccinated)
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#42. Etowah County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 15 (15 new cases, +150% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,133 (28,771 total cases)
— 6.0% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 635 (649 total deaths)
— 59.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 41.1% (42,040 fully vaccinated)
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#41. Houston County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 17 (18 new cases, +157% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,279 (25,707 total cases)
— 8.5% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 478 (506 total deaths)
— 19.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 43.3% (45,846 fully vaccinated)
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#40. Marion County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 17 (5 new cases, 0% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,376 (8,133 total cases)
— 3.1% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 512 (152 total deaths)
— 28.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 36.6% (10,865 fully vaccinated)
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#39. Tallapoosa County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 17 (7 new cases, -59% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,298 (11,423 total cases)
— 6.6% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 580 (234 total deaths)
— 45.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 38.6% (15,597 fully vaccinated)
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#38. Colbert County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 18 (10 new cases, +11% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,570 (16,335 total cases)
— 11.4% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 471 (260 total deaths)
— 18.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 48.1% (26,584 fully vaccinated)
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#37. Monroe County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 19 (4 new cases, +33% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,443 (5,275 total cases)
— 4.1% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 386 (80 total deaths)
— 3.3% less deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 43.7% (9,065 fully vaccinated)
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#36. Coosa County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 19 (2 new cases, 0% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,835 (2,968 total cases)
— 4.9% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 544 (58 total deaths)
— 36.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 40.7% (4,340 fully vaccinated)
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#35. Talladega County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 19 (15 new cases, +150% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,939 (22,345 total cases)
— 5.3% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 470 (376 total deaths)
— 17.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 36.6% (29,301 fully vaccinated)
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#34. Marshall County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 19 (18 new cases, +125% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,293 (27,380 total cases)
— 6.6% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 405 (392 total deaths)
— 1.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 45.8% (44,286 fully vaccinated)
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#33. Pickens County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 20 (4 new cases, 0% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,397 (5,261 total cases)
— 0.6% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 512 (102 total deaths)
— 28.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 49.7% (9,914 fully vaccinated)
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#32. Lee County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 21 (34 new cases, -41% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 22,958 (37,776 total cases)
— 13.5% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 206 (339 total deaths)
— 48.4% less deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 40.3% (66,277 fully vaccinated)
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#31. Lowndes County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 21 (2 new cases, -50% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,907 (2,617 total cases)
— 1.4% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 792 (77 total deaths)
— 98.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.1% (4,974 fully vaccinated)
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#30. Blount County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 22 (13 new cases, +225% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,905 (14,980 total cases)
— 2.4% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 420 (243 total deaths)
— 5.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 31.8% (18,362 fully vaccinated)
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#29. Escambia County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 22 (8 new cases, +700% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,361 (10,023 total cases)
— 3.1% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 464 (170 total deaths)
— 16.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 36.6% (13,411 fully vaccinated)
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#28. Calhoun County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 22 (25 new cases, +67% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,527 (32,408 total cases)
— 7.5% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 551 (626 total deaths)
— 38.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 47.0% (53,419 fully vaccinated)
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#27. Coffee County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 23 (12 new cases, +20% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,989 (13,603 total cases)
— 2.1% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 441 (231 total deaths)
— 10.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 47.4% (24,804 fully vaccinated)
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#26. St. Clair County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 23 (21 new cases, +17% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,282 (25,316 total cases)
— 6.6% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 465 (416 total deaths)
— 16.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 39.2% (35,104 fully vaccinated)
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#25. Clay County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 23 (3 new cases, 0% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,888 (4,088 total cases)
— 16.4% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 620 (82 total deaths)
— 55.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 41.8% (5,531 fully vaccinated)
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#24. Sumter County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 24 (3 new cases, -25% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 20,810 (2,586 total cases)
— 21.6% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 410 (51 total deaths)
— 2.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.5% (6,403 fully vaccinated)
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#23. Covington County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 24 (9 new cases, -44% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,202 (9,337 total cases)
— 5.1% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 626 (232 total deaths)
— 56.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 38.2% (14,142 fully vaccinated)
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#22. Morgan County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 24 (29 new cases, +81% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,157 (36,091 total cases)
— 13.6% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 430 (515 total deaths)
— 7.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 43.7% (52,297 fully vaccinated)
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#21. Baldwin County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 26 (57 new cases, +33% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,935 (55,664 total cases)
— 6.1% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 305 (680 total deaths)
— 23.6% less deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.0% (113,849 fully vaccinated)
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#20. Geneva County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 27 (7 new cases, +75% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,655 (6,477 total cases)
— 7.1% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 624 (164 total deaths)
— 56.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 40.4% (10,604 fully vaccinated)
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#19. Chilton County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 27 (12 new cases, -40% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,034 (11,122 total cases)
— 5.7% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 466 (207 total deaths)
— 16.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 36.4% (16,172 fully vaccinated)
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#18. Montgomery County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 29 (65 new cases, -63% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,334 (55,114 total cases)
— 8.3% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 418 (947 total deaths)
— 4.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.3% (118,551 fully vaccinated)
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#17. Elmore County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 30 (24 new cases, -62% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,785 (23,376 total cases)
— 8.4% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 427 (347 total deaths)
— 7.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 46.5% (37,788 fully vaccinated)
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#16. Bibb County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 31 (7 new cases, 0% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,767 (6,442 total cases)
— 8.4% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 464 (104 total deaths)
— 16.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 34.8% (7,786 fully vaccinated)
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#15. Jefferson County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 32 (213 new cases, +16% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,130 (185,256 total cases)
— 6.0% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 359 (2,367 total deaths)
— 10.0% less deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 58.3% (384,189 fully vaccinated)
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#14. Macon County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 33 (6 new cases, +200% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 21,430 (3,872 total cases)
— 19.3% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 465 (84 total deaths)
— 16.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 48.1% (8,696 fully vaccinated)
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#13. Autauga County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 34 (19 new cases, -68% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,340 (15,833 total cases)
— 6.8% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 387 (216 total deaths)
— 3.0% less deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 44.3% (24,731 fully vaccinated)
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#12. Tuscaloosa County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 35 (74 new cases, +393% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,816 (56,140 total cases)
— 1.0% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 374 (782 total deaths)
— 6.3% less deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 43.8% (91,669 fully vaccinated)
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#11. Barbour County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 36 (9 new cases, +350% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 22,968 (5,670 total cases)
— 13.5% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 397 (98 total deaths)
— 0.5% less deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 45.4% (11,211 fully vaccinated)
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#10. Lamar County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 36 (5 new cases, +400% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,041 (3,733 total cases)
— 1.9% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 464 (64 total deaths)
— 16.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 44.1% (6,085 fully vaccinated)
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#9. Limestone County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 37 (37 new cases, +54% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,257 (24,983 total cases)
— 4.8% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 295 (292 total deaths)
— 26.1% less deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 39.1% (38,646 fully vaccinated)
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#8. Dale County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 37 (18 new cases, +38% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,249 (12,907 total cases)
— 1.1% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 470 (231 total deaths)
— 17.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 48.1% (23,637 fully vaccinated)
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#7. Cullman County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 41 (34 new cases, +62% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,366 (24,599 total cases)
— 10.6% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 437 (366 total deaths)
— 9.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 38.3% (32,051 fully vaccinated)
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#6. Shelby County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 53 (115 new cases, -8% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,036 (61,035 total cases)
— 5.6% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 207 (451 total deaths)
— 48.1% less deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 36.3% (79,063 fully vaccinated)
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#5. Hale County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 55 (8 new cases, +700% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,291 (4,731 total cases)
— 21.7% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 724 (106 total deaths)
— 81.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 61.5% (9,004 fully vaccinated)
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#4. Madison County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 64 (239 new cases, +7% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,109 (89,903 total cases)
— 9.2% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 258 (962 total deaths)
— 35.3% less deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 62.3% (232,370 fully vaccinated)
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#3. Franklin County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 64 (20 new cases, +82% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,560 (9,898 total cases)
— 18.9% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 440 (138 total deaths)
— 10.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 43.8% (13,743 fully vaccinated)
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#2. Pike County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 88 (29 new cases, -52% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 22,888 (7,579 total cases)
— 13.8% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 405 (134 total deaths)
— 1.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 42.2% (13,983 fully vaccinated)
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#1. Crenshaw County, AL
– New cases per 100k in the past week: 102 (14 new cases, +17% change from previous week)
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,810 (3,830 total cases)
— 4.8% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 719 (99 total deaths)
— 80.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 34.5% (4,747 fully vaccinated)
