Alabama counties at ‘very high’ risk of COVID spread increase to 47

MONTGOMERY, Alabama (WSFA) – Cases of COVID-19 continue to rise in Alabama. According to the latest report from the Alabama Department of Public Health risk indicator map, only 20 of the state’s 67 counties are not labeled very high risk.

The ADPH says counties marked in red have seen an increase in community spread. Counties in the very high risk category fell from 26 last week to 47 this week.

A county’s risk level is reflected in the ADHD color-coded map, which changes as the number of cases increases or decreases. Below is a description of each risk level:

• If the number of cases stays the same or increases, they will be at very high risk (red).
• If a county has a decreasing number of cases for one to six days, it will be a high risk (orange).
• If a county is on a downward trajectory of seven to 13 days, it will be moderate (yellow).
• If a county is on a downward trajectory for 14 days or more (or has a rate of 10 or less in the previous two weeks), it will be considered low risk (green).

The Delta variant also continues to spread throughout the state. ADPH says it’s about 50 percent more transmissible.

While vaccines are readily available for ages 12 and older, only more than 40 percent of Alabamians have received an injection.

Alabama has recorded a total of 552,911 confirmed cases of the virus and 11,439 deaths since March 2020. ADPH says 1,883,761 people have received one or more doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.

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