September 24, 2020 - College Kids
College Kids
September 24, 2020
Alabama’s string of four consecutive sub-1,000 days ended today, as we recorded 1,053 cases (incl. 72 probables). Our 7-day rolling average for cases now stands at 921. There were 7,277 tests performed, which is higher than the 7-day rolling average. Our positivity rate for the week is 13.42%, which is higher than the rates posted by all but 5 states - South Dakota; Idaho; Wisconsin; Iowa; and Kansas.
New daily cases in the United States have risen 8.8% in the past week, while new daily deaths have risen 37.9% over the same period. Hospitalizations in the U.S., however, have fallen 4.9% for the week. There are currently 744 statewide hospitalizations in Alabama, according to 106 reporting hospitals.
In one of the least surprising studies ever published, the CDC reported today that the incidence of COVID-19 was highest during the summer months among adults aged 20 to 29 years old. By early September, 88,000 students on 1,200 college campuses were found to be infected. In Alabama, Florida and Georgia, the report showed that any such increase in the infection rate among young adults was followed 9 days later by a bump in cases among those aged 40 to 59, which was followed 15 days later by another similar rise in cases among those 60 and older. Here are the 14-day case totals:
9/11 - 1,138
9/12 - 943
9/13 - 1,109
9/14 - 704
9/15 - 701
9/16 - 927
9/17 - 670
9/18 - 1,106
9/19 - 1,301
9/20 - 798
9/21 - 818
9/22 - 804
9/23 - 569
9/24 - 1,053
Jefferson County had 135 new cases, followed by Tuscaloosa County with 78, Calhoun County with 65 and Shelby County with 62. Forty-two of the State’s 67 counties reported rising 14-day positivity rates.