ALABAMA – Many east Alabama counties saw their COVID-19 death tolls rise on Friday.
The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) confirmed three new COVID-19 deaths in Lee County, one in Macon County and one in Russell County on Friday. The department also reported one probable death in Chambers County, two in Lee County and one in Tallapoosa County.
As of Friday, there have been 7,514 confirmed deaths and 2,059 probable deaths since the start of the pandemic in Alabama, according to ADPH.
Of the 7,514 reported deaths in Alabama, 68 are from Chambers County, 90 from Lee County, 33 from Macon County, 22 from Russell County and 123 from Tallapoosa County. Of the 2,059 probable deaths, 31 are from Chambers County, 56 from Lee County, 10 from Macon County, nine from Russell County and 16 from Tallapoosa County.
ADPH also reported 10 new COVID-19 cases in Chambers County, 37 in Lee County, six in Macon County, four in Russell County and 22 in Tallapoosa County on Thursday, according to Bamatracker.com, an online Alabama COVID-19 database.
