Coronavirus

Lee County has 16 confirmed coronavirus cases. Here’s a breakdown of Alabama’s totals

By Tandra Smith and Nick Wooten

Lee County, Alabama, has 16 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Sunday afternoon, four new cases from Saturday’s count.

State health officials report there are now 157 confirmed cases statewide and no deaths related to the coronavirus.

The state reports 1,602 COVID-19 tests have been conducted by state and private labs as of Sunday morning. However, private labs are not required to report negative tests — meaning it’s possible that the actual number of tests conducted could be greater.

“Commerical labs ... aren’t obligated to report their negatives to us,” said Dr. Karen Landers of Alabama Public Health. “Some commercial labs will only (report) their positives. ...Some labs only have the ability to give one piece of data.”

Here’s a county-by-county list:

  • Baldwin 2

  • Calhoun 1

  • Chambers 2

  • Cullman 2

  • Elmore 6

  • Jackson 1

  • Jefferson 71

  • Lamar 1

  • Lauderdale 2

  • Lee 16

  • Limestone 1

  • Madison 16

  • Marion 1

  • Mobile 2

  • Montgomery 3

  • Shelby 17

  • St. Clair 3

  • Talladega 1

  • Tuscaloosa 7

  • Walker 1

  • Washington 1

This story was originally published March 21, 2020 at 12:21 PM.

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Tandra Smith
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Tandra Smith is the Ledger-Enquirer’s newest reporter. A Georgia Southern University graduate, she’s covered everything from protests to hurricanes and more. Here in Columbus and the Chattahoochee Valley, she will focus on breaking and trending news.
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Nick Wooten
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Nick Wooten is the Accountability/Investigative reporter for the Ledger-Enquirer where he is responsible for covering several topics, including Georgia politics. His work may also appear in the Macon Telegraph. Nick was given the Georgia Press Association’s 2021 Emerging Journalist award for his coverage of elections, COVID-19 and Columbus’ LGBTQ+ community. Before joining McClatchy, he worked for The (Shreveport La.) Times covering city government and investigations. He is a graduate of Mercer University in Macon, Georgia.
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