Vaccinations set to begin in Alabama as COVID-19 cases soar

Officials say the first vaccinations are reserved for health care workers who are most at risk because of their jobs.

Posted: Dec 15, 2020 9:27 AM

Posted By: Associated Press

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The first vaccinations against the new coronavirus are set to begin in Alabama as cases of the illness caused by the virus soar.

The state says three sites received shipments Monday, and Cullman Regional Medical Center says it plans to begin vaccinating workers on Tuesday.

Additional shipments are arriving as that happens, with nearly 41,000 doses expected in all in the state's initial round.

Officials say the first vaccinations are reserved for health care workers who are most at risk because of their jobs.

Almost 300,000 people in the state have contracted the virus, and COVID-19 has killed more than 4,100 people in Alabama.

Mississippi Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 319948

Reported Deaths: 7371

County	Cases	Deaths
DeSoto	22285	267
Hinds	20719	421
Harrison	18431	317
Rankin	13901	282
Jackson	13718	248
Madison	10263	224
Lee	10059	176
Jones	8467	167
Forrest	7832	153
Lauderdale	7261	242
Lowndes	6517	150
Lamar	6351	88
Lafayette	6313	121
Washington	5425	137
Bolivar	4841	133
Panola	4670	110
Oktibbeha	4661	98
Pearl River	4605	147
Marshall	4574	105
Warren	4440	121
Pontotoc	4258	73
Monroe	4157	135
Union	4157	77
Neshoba	4063	179
Lincoln	4008	112
Hancock	3869	87
Leflore	3515	125
Tate	3424	86
Sunflower	3394	91
Pike	3371	111
Alcorn	3272	72
Scott	3203	74
Yazoo	3141	71
Adams	3080	86
Itawamba	3051	78
Copiah	2999	66
Coahoma	2987	84
Simpson	2985	89
Tippah	2919	68
Prentiss	2841	61
Leake	2720	74
Marion	2712	80
Covington	2672	83
Wayne	2646	42
Grenada	2640	87
George	2522	51
Newton	2486	63
Tishomingo	2318	68
Winston	2301	81
Jasper	2221	48
Attala	2150	73
Chickasaw	2105	59
Holmes	1904	74
Stone	1884	33
Clay	1879	54
Tallahatchie	1800	41
Clarke	1789	80
Calhoun	1741	32
Yalobusha	1678	40
Smith	1641	34
Walthall	1353	47
Greene	1318	34
Lawrence	1311	24
Montgomery	1286	43
Noxubee	1280	34
Perry	1272	38
Amite	1262	42
Carroll	1223	30
Webster	1150	32
Jefferson Davis	1082	34
Tunica	1081	27
Claiborne	1031	30
Benton	1023	25
Humphreys	975	33
Kemper	966	29
Franklin	850	23
Quitman	822	16
Choctaw	791	18
Wilkinson	696	32
Jefferson	662	28
Sharkey	509	17
Issaquena	169	6
Unassigned	0	0

Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Cases: 548657

Reported Deaths: 11306

County	Cases	Deaths
Jefferson	81003	1566
Mobile	42105	831
Madison	35690	525
Tuscaloosa	26173	458
Shelby	25607	254
Montgomery	25081	614
Baldwin	21868	314
Lee	16278	176
Calhoun	14719	327
Morgan	14629	285
Etowah	14175	364
Marshall	12453	230
Houston	10781	287
Elmore	10293	214
Limestone	10179	157
St. Clair	10162	251
Cullman	9952	201
Lauderdale	9603	250
DeKalb	8972	190
Talladega	8460	184
Walker	7338	280
Autauga	7241	113
Blount	6945	139
Jackson	6932	113
Colbert	6413	140
Coffee	5635	127
Dale	4928	116
Russell	4548	41
Chilton	4476	116
Franklin	4313	82
Covington	4275	122
Tallapoosa	4138	155
Escambia	4016	80
Chambers	3728	124
Dallas	3607	158
Clarke	3530	61
Marion	3240	107
Pike	3143	78
Lawrence	3133	100
Winston	2834	72
Bibb	2685	64
Geneva	2579	81
Marengo	2505	65
Pickens	2369	62
Barbour	2345	59
Hale	2272	78
Butler	2242	71
Fayette	2188	62
Henry	1945	43
Randolph	1875	44
Cherokee	1873	45
Monroe	1800	41
Washington	1705	39
Macon	1630	51
Clay	1600	59
Crenshaw	1559	57
Cleburne	1534	44
Lamar	1468	37
Lowndes	1422	54
Wilcox	1269	30
Bullock	1243	42
Conecuh	1136	30
Coosa	1117	29
Perry	1086	26
Sumter	1057	32
Greene	936	34
Choctaw	621	25
Out of AL	0	0
Unassigned	0	0

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