10 Alabama counties that currently have highest COVID infection rates

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Though far short of previous surges, health officials are warning of an uptick in COVID cases across the country.

To see the current state of virus spread, 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 24, 2022. Cumulative cases per 100,000 served as a tiebreaker.

Here are the top 10. You can go here to see the top 50.

10. Marion County

  • New cases per 100k in the past week: 84 (25 new cases, +32% change from previous week)
  • Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,544 (8,183 total cases)
  • 3.1% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama
  • Cumulative deaths per 100k: 512 (152 total deaths)
  • 27.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
  • Population that is fully vaccinated: 36.7% (10,903 fully vaccinated)

9. Colbert County

  • New cases per 100k in the past week: 85 (47 new cases, +194% change from previous week)
  • Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,710 (16,412 total cases)
  • 11.2% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama
  • Cumulative deaths per 100k: 474 (262 total deaths)
  • 18.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
  • Population that is fully vaccinated: 48.3% (26,658 fully vaccinated)

8. Bullock County

  • New cases per 100k in the past week: 89 (9 new cases, +800% change from previous week)
  • Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,047 (2,328 total cases)
  • 13.7% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama
  • Cumulative deaths per 100k: 535 (54 total deaths)
  • 33.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
  • Population that is fully vaccinated: 53.8% (5,436 fully vaccinated)

7. Montgomery County

  • New cases per 100k in the past week: 97 (220 new cases, +43% change from previous week)
  • Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,539 (55,577 total cases)
  • 8.1% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama
  • Cumulative deaths per 100k: 420 (952 total deaths)
  • 4.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
  • Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.6% (119,180 fully vaccinated)

6. Baldwin County

  • New cases per 100k in the past week: 98 (218 new cases, +41% change from previous week)
  • Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,146 (56,134 total cases)
  • 5.9% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama
  • Cumulative deaths per 100k: 305 (681 total deaths)
  • 23.9% less deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
  • Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.2% (114,397 fully vaccinated

5. Shelby County

  • New cases per 100k in the past week: 104 (227 new cases, +15% change from previous week)
  • Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,284 (61,575 total cases)
  • 5.9% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama
  • Cumulative deaths per 100k: 208 (453 total deaths)
  • 48.1% less deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
  • Population that is fully vaccinated: 36.5% (79,410 fully vaccinated

4. Jefferson County

  • New cases per 100k in the past week: 115 (758 new cases, +39% change from previous week)
  • Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,379 (186,897 total cases)
  • 6.2% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama
  • Cumulative deaths per 100k: 360 (2,374 total deaths)
  • 10.2% less deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
  • Population that is fully vaccinated: 58.6% (386,000 fully vaccinated

3. Macon County

  • New cases per 100k in the past week: 116 (21 new cases, +62% change from previous week)
  • Cumulative cases per 100k: 21,629 (3,908 total cases)
  • 19.0% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama
  • Cumulative deaths per 100k: 470 (85 total deaths)
  • 17.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
  • Population that is fully vaccinated: 48.4% (8,752 fully vaccinated)

2. Limestone County

  • New cases per 100k in the past week: 120 (119 new cases, +55% change from previous week)
  • Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,490 (25,213 total cases)
  • 4.6% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama
  • Cumulative deaths per 100k: 298 (295 total deaths)
  • 25.7% less deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
  • Population that is fully vaccinated: 39.2% (38,753 fully vaccinated

1. Madison County

  • New cases per 100k in the past week: 132 (493 new cases, +30% change from previous week)
  • Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,413 (91,037 total cases)
  • 8.6% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama
  • Cumulative deaths per 100k: 260 (970 total deaths)
  • 35.2% less deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
  • Population that is fully vaccinated: 62.6% (233,471 fully vaccinated)

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