Calhoun County, Alabama Covid Case and Risk Tracker (Published 2021) (2024)

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New reported cases

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Daily Avg. onMar.23Per 100,00014-Day Change
Cases76–43%
Testpositivity4.0%+29%
Hospitalized42–70%
Deaths<1<1
About this dataSources: State and local health agencies (cases, deaths); U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (hospitalizations, test positivity). Cases and test positivity charts show 7-day averages. Deaths charts show 30-day averages. Hospitalization data is a weekly average of Covid-19 patients in hospital service areas that intersect with Calhoun County.

Hospitals

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About this dataThe map shows the average I.C.U. occupancy at nearby hospitals in the most recent week with data reported. The data is self-reported to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services by individual hospitals. It excludes counts from hospitals operated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Indian Health Service. Numbers for hospitalized patients are based on inpatient beds and include I.C.U. beds. Hospitalized Covid-19 patients include both confirmed and suspected Covid-19 patients.

Vaccinations

Fully vaccinatedWith a booster
All ages

48%

18%

65 and up

82%

50%

See more details›

8% of vaccinations statewide did not specify the person’s home county.

About this dataSources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, state governments, U.S. Census Bureau.

Latest trends

  • The community level of Covid-19 in Calhoun County is low based on cases and hospitalizations, according to the most recent update from the C.D.C. on March 23. Read more about the C.D.C.’s recommendations here.
  • The number of hospitalized Covid patients has fallen in the Calhoun County area. Deaths have remained at about the same level.
  • The test positivity rate in Calhoun County is relatively low.
  • An average of 7 cases per day were reported in Calhoun County, a 43 percent decrease from the average two weeks ago. Since the beginning of the pandemic, a total of 41,502 cases have been reported.
  • Since the beginning of the pandemic, at least 1 in 167 residents have died of Covid-19, a total of 683 reported deaths.

How to read Covid data now

Higher test positivity rates are a sign that many infections are not reported — even if they are tested for at home. This results in a more severe undercount of cases. The number of hospitalized patients with Covid is a more reliable measure because testing is more consistent in hospitals. Read more about the data.

See data for another county

Latest trends

  • The community level of Covid-19 in Calhoun County is low based on cases and hospitalizations, according to the most recent update from the C.D.C. on March 23. Read more about the C.D.C.’s recommendations here.
  • The number of hospitalized Covid patients has fallen in the Calhoun County area. Deaths have remained at about the same level.
  • The test positivity rate in Calhoun County is relatively low.
  • An average of 7 cases per day were reported in Calhoun County, a 43 percent decrease from the average two weeks ago. Since the beginning of the pandemic, a total of 41,502 cases have been reported.
  • Since the beginning of the pandemic, at least 1 in 167 residents have died of Covid-19, a total of 683 reported deaths.

How to read Covid data now

Higher test positivity rates are a sign that many infections are not reported — even if they are tested for at home. This results in a more severe undercount of cases. The number of hospitalized patients with Covid is a more reliable measure because testing is more consistent in hospitals. Read more about the data.

See data for another county

Vaccinations

Fully vaccinatedWith a booster
All ages

48%

18%

65 and up

82%

50%

See more details›

8% of vaccinations statewide did not specify the person’s home county.

About this dataSources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, state governments, U.S. Census Bureau.

How trends have changed in Calhoun County

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10 deaths

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About this dataSources: State and local health agencies (cases, deaths); U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (hospitalizations, test positivity). Cases and test positivity charts show 7-day averages. Deaths charts show 30-day averages. Hospitalization data is a weekly average of Covid-19 patients in hospital service areas that intersect with Calhoun County.

Average cases per capita in Calhoun County

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This calendar shows data through 2022 and will no longer be updated in 2023. The Times will continue to report the data for other displays on this page.

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About the data

In data for Alabama, The Times primarily relies on reports from the state. The state does not update its data on weekends. Until March 2022, the state typically released new data daily. During June 2021, the state released new data on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The state reports cases and deaths based on a person’s permanent or usual residence.

The Times has identified reporting anomalies or methodology changes in the data.

More about reporting anomalies or changes
  • Nov. 11, 2022:The Times began including death certificate data reconciled by the C.D.C., resulting in a one-day increase in total deaths.
  • April 25, 2022:Alabama added 354 cases from late 2021 and early 2022.
  • March 28, 2022:Alabama added a backlog of cases from January and February 2022.
  • March 7, 2022:Alabama added a backlog of 2,654 cases from testing that occurred in December 2021 through February 2022.
  • Feb. 5, 2022 to Feb. 6, 2022:Alabama did not report new cases and deaths during data system maintenance.
  • Jan. 25, 2022 to Jan. 26, 2022:Alabama was unable to report new cases and deaths because of technical issues.
  • Jan. 13, 2022 to Jan. 14, 2022:Alabama was unable to report new cases and deaths because of technical issues.
  • Jan. 1, 2022:Alabama did not announce new data on New Year's Day because of technical issues.
  • Dec. 14, 2021:Alabama added a backlog of 841 cases from one lab.
  • Oct. 27, 2021:Alabama announced a backlog of cases from one lab.
  • Aug. 24, 2021 to Aug. 26, 2021:Alabama added many cases on Aug. 26 after two days when the state was unable to announce new data because of a technical issue.
  • July 30, 2021:Alabama was unable to announce new data because of a technical issue.
  • May 15, 2021:Alabama announced a backlog of about 1,200 cases from previous months.
  • May 14, 2021:Alabama announced a backlog of about 4,800 cases from previous months.
  • May 13, 2021:Alabama announced a backlog of about 300 cases from previous months.
  • May 4, 2021:Alabama did not update its data because of technical issues.
  • April 20, 2021:Alabama announced a backlog of 1,110 cases from testing conducted from October 2020 through April 2021.
  • April 13, 2021:Alabama announced a backlog of 1,150 cases from testing conducted from October 2020 through April 2021.
  • March 15, 2021:Alabama announced a backlog of about 4,000 cases from testing conducted from October 2020 through January 2021.
  • March 3, 2021:Alabama added a backlog of more than 2,000 cases from one testing facility dating back to May 2020.
  • Jan. 12, 2021:Alabama announced a large number of deaths after reviewing records.
  • Dec. 8, 2020:Alabama added a backlog of about 1,500 cases from two labs based on testing from Nov. 30 to Dec. 5.
  • Dec. 1, 2020:Alabama announced many cases and deaths from delayed reporting over the Thanksgiving weekend.
  • Nov. 1, 2020:Alabama added a backlog of 846 cases from June, July and August, primarily affecting Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence, Lauderdale and Limestone Counties.
  • Oct. 24, 2020:Alabama added a backlog of 1,182 cases identified between April and September.
  • Oct. 23, 2020:Alabama added a backlog of 2,565 cases identified through antigen testing from a facility in Mobile.
  • Sept. 25, 2020:Alabama added many cases from two laboratories that had not previously reported data to the state.
  • April 23, 2020:Alabama removed a number of previously reported deaths.

The tallies on this page include probable and confirmed cases and deaths.

Confirmed cases and deaths, which are widely considered to be an undercount of the true toll, are counts of individuals whose coronavirus infections were confirmed by a molecular laboratory test. Probable cases and deaths count individuals who meet criteria for other types of testing, symptoms and exposure, as developed by national and local governments.

Governments often revise data or report a single-day large increase in cases or deaths from unspecified days without historical revisions, which can cause an irregular pattern in the daily reported figures. The Times is excluding these anomalies from seven-day averages when possible. For agencies that do not report data every day, variation in the schedule on which cases or deaths are reported, such as around holidays, can also cause an irregular pattern in averages. The Times uses an adjustment method to vary the number of days included in an average to remove these irregularities.

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About the data

In data for Alabama, The Times primarily relies on reports from the state. The state does not update its data on weekends. Until March 2022, the state typically released new data daily. During June 2021, the state released new data on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The state reports cases and deaths based on a person’s permanent or usual residence.

The Times has identified reporting anomalies or methodology changes in the data.

More about reporting anomalies or changes
  • Nov. 11, 2022:The Times began including death certificate data reconciled by the C.D.C., resulting in a one-day increase in total deaths.
  • April 25, 2022:Alabama added 354 cases from late 2021 and early 2022.
  • March 28, 2022:Alabama added a backlog of cases from January and February 2022.
  • March 7, 2022:Alabama added a backlog of 2,654 cases from testing that occurred in December 2021 through February 2022.
  • Feb. 5, 2022 to Feb. 6, 2022:Alabama did not report new cases and deaths during data system maintenance.
  • Jan. 25, 2022 to Jan. 26, 2022:Alabama was unable to report new cases and deaths because of technical issues.
  • Jan. 13, 2022 to Jan. 14, 2022:Alabama was unable to report new cases and deaths because of technical issues.
  • Jan. 1, 2022:Alabama did not announce new data on New Year's Day because of technical issues.
  • Dec. 14, 2021:Alabama added a backlog of 841 cases from one lab.
  • Oct. 27, 2021:Alabama announced a backlog of cases from one lab.
  • Aug. 24, 2021 to Aug. 26, 2021:Alabama added many cases on Aug. 26 after two days when the state was unable to announce new data because of a technical issue.
  • July 30, 2021:Alabama was unable to announce new data because of a technical issue.
  • May 15, 2021:Alabama announced a backlog of about 1,200 cases from previous months.
  • May 14, 2021:Alabama announced a backlog of about 4,800 cases from previous months.
  • May 13, 2021:Alabama announced a backlog of about 300 cases from previous months.
  • May 4, 2021:Alabama did not update its data because of technical issues.
  • April 20, 2021:Alabama announced a backlog of 1,110 cases from testing conducted from October 2020 through April 2021.
  • April 13, 2021:Alabama announced a backlog of 1,150 cases from testing conducted from October 2020 through April 2021.
  • March 15, 2021:Alabama announced a backlog of about 4,000 cases from testing conducted from October 2020 through January 2021.
  • March 3, 2021:Alabama added a backlog of more than 2,000 cases from one testing facility dating back to May 2020.
  • Jan. 12, 2021:Alabama announced a large number of deaths after reviewing records.
  • Dec. 8, 2020:Alabama added a backlog of about 1,500 cases from two labs based on testing from Nov. 30 to Dec. 5.
  • Dec. 1, 2020:Alabama announced many cases and deaths from delayed reporting over the Thanksgiving weekend.
  • Nov. 1, 2020:Alabama added a backlog of 846 cases from June, July and August, primarily affecting Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence, Lauderdale and Limestone Counties.
  • Oct. 24, 2020:Alabama added a backlog of 1,182 cases identified between April and September.
  • Oct. 23, 2020:Alabama added a backlog of 2,565 cases identified through antigen testing from a facility in Mobile.
  • Sept. 25, 2020:Alabama added many cases from two laboratories that had not previously reported data to the state.
  • April 23, 2020:Alabama removed a number of previously reported deaths.

The tallies on this page include probable and confirmed cases and deaths.

Confirmed cases and deaths, which are widely considered to be an undercount of the true toll, are counts of individuals whose coronavirus infections were confirmed by a molecular laboratory test. Probable cases and deaths count individuals who meet criteria for other types of testing, symptoms and exposure, as developed by national and local governments.

Governments often revise data or report a single-day large increase in cases or deaths from unspecified days without historical revisions, which can cause an irregular pattern in the daily reported figures. The Times is excluding these anomalies from seven-day averages when possible. For agencies that do not report data every day, variation in the schedule on which cases or deaths are reported, such as around holidays, can also cause an irregular pattern in averages. The Times uses an adjustment method to vary the number of days included in an average to remove these irregularities.

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