State numbers rising
Published 6:06 pm Monday, May 18, 2020
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More than 12,000 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Alabama.
As of 5 p.m. Monday, the Alabama Department of Publix Health reported 12,086 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 489 reported deaths and 1,416 total hospitalizations since March 13.
A total of 4,032 cases have been confirmed in the last 14 days.
Pike County reported 107 reported cases, with no confirmed deaths.
Most of the growth in cases continues to occur in heavily populated counties including Mobile (1,735 cases, 101 deaths); Montgomery (863 cases, 20 deaths); Jefferson (1,355 cases, 74 deaths); and Tuscaloosa (368 cases, eight deaths).
Butler County reported 285 confirmed cases with 10 deaths. On Friday, state officials linked more than 90 cases in Butler County to one long-term care facility.
Mayor Dexter McLendon, who has tested positive for COVID-19, also said the residents in Greenville and Butler County have not adhered to social distancing guidelines.