Alabama’s positivity rate for COVID tests over the last seven days fell below 5% for the first time since the start of the omicron surge, reported AL.com.
According to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), Alabama’s positivity rate hasn’t been this low since before the delta surge. Data from the Covid-19 Dashboard show 4% of COVID tests performed in the state over the last seven days have come back positive, the lowest in almost nine months.
Cases and hospitalizations also continue to decline. There were just over 400 COVID hospitalizations statewide as of Sunday, the lowest number since Christmas. The state has been averaging between 500 and 1,000 cases per day since late February. However, during the peak of the omicron wave, there were nearly 10,000 cases reported per day.
On Twitter, the ADPH stated, “ADPH will be endorsing the new community levels recently released by @CDCgov. Our #COVID19 Data & Surveillance Dashboard will reflect these new measures soon. The dashboard will only be updated Monday-Friday instead of daily.”
State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris stated in a press release, “The solid red high-risk map indicating overall level of community transmission seen over the past 2 months in the state is now colored in the low, moderate, or substantial risk levels in a majority of counties, and the percent positivity in tests is under 10. As we enter our third year battling COVID-19, more than half of the state’s population is fully vaccinated.”
