Alabama struck an all-time high this week in its seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases, as the state neared the two-week mark given that Gov. Kay Ivey resumed most services
” We’ve had today a couple of the greatest days we have actually seen in variety of cases, which’s certainly worrying to us,” stated State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris on Thursday. New cases topped 400 on Thursday for the fifth time in the last 7 days.
” A few of that can show increases in varieties of tests being performed,” he stated, “however I definitely don’t believe that accounts for all of it.
” I think we continue to have illness transmission at a neighborhood level throughout numerous parts of the state, in addition to some hot spots.”
Dining Establishments, bars and home entertainment venues were allowed to open on May 11, but that resuming has actually been followed by a constant increase in new cases.
Alabama added nearly 700 cases on Tuesday, May 26, following the Memorial Day weekend. It’s uncertain if a few of those 700 results were delayed in being reported due to the fact that of the vacation, but the running seven-day average would be untouched.
Dr. Rachael Lee, a hospital epidemiologist at UAB, stated she is concerned about the continued rise.
” Part of that (rise in cases) might be because of relaxing some constraints,” she stated Thursday. “Part of it may be not using masks in public, or having larger events, which is what we would be concerned about from Memorial Day weekend.”
Earlier in the epidemic, new coronavirus cases reduced following statewide restrictions. New coronavirus cases in Alabama began falling around 10 days after Gov. Kay Ivey released a stay-at-home order on April 4. The seven-day average was up to a low of 171 new cases on April 30, the same day Ivey changed the stay-at-home order with a customized safer-at-home order.
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However new cases have increased progressively since then, reaching a new high in seven-day average on May 7. In the last numerous days, the boost has actually sped up.
” My concern seeks Memorial Day weekend, where we had looser constraints, that we’ll continue to see a rise in cases,” said Lee. “If we aren’t