TALLADEGA COUNTY, Ala. – Talladega Co. now has eight confirmed cases of COVID-19. The county has no deaths reported.
The state’s numbers continue to rise. As of Thursday morning, Alabama has 1,116 conformed cases of the virus with 8,619 tests conducted.
The Alabama Department of Public health is confirming 17 deaths, but is reporting 32 deaths.
“Reported Deaths” and “Died From Illness” represent the number of individuals who have a positive lab result and are now deceased. To count a person who died from COVID-19 disease, the medical record of the deceased person has to be reviewed by a physician and Infectious Disease and Outbreak staff. Once review is complete, if the death is attributed to COVID-19, the individual will also appear in Died From Illness. Reported Death totals are cumulative and will never decrease.
View the full case breakdown county by county below:
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