After experiencing a decline in the number of new COVID-19 cases within the county during the past three weeks, the latest figures released by the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) show an increase of 19 new cases during the past seven-day period. As of Monday, July 13, Fayette County has recorded 90 total cases of the coronavirus with one reported death.
Fayette Medical Center’s Long-Term Care facility registered its first confirmed cases of the COVID-19 virus last week, according to a spokesperson for DCH Health System. Andy North, vice-president of marketing and communications for DCH, issued the following statement concerning the virus at the facility: “Late last week, a few residents at Fayette Medical Center’s Long-Term Care facility began showing symptoms of COVID-19.
After a dramatic spike in local cases two weeks ago, Fayette County’s COVID-19 cases appear to have somewhat stabilized. From Monday, June 8 to Monday, June 15, the number of coronavirus cases within Fayette County increased by 26, climbing from 19 cases to 45 cases in one week. Last week, the number of new cases decreased over the same seven-day timeframe to 13 new cases. From Monday, June 22 to Monday, June 29, Fayette County again decreased in new cases, according to the Alabama Department of Public Health, with only eight new cases.
After experiencing a dramatic rise in the number of COVID-19 cases during the previous week, Fayette County’s number of new cases decreased from 26 new cases to 13 new cases for the most recent seven-day period. The decrease in the number of Fayette County cases comes as cases remain alarmingly high within the state and the nation. The State of Alabama now has more than 30,000 COVID-19 cases with approximately 840 deaths. Nationwide, approximately 2.5 million cases of the coronavirus have been reported, with approximately 120,000 deaths.
After several weeks of leading the state with the fewest number of COVID-19 cases, Fayette County has seen a dramatic rise in the number of new cases during the past week, with the total number of cases totaling 45 on Monday, June 15. One week before on June 8, Fayette County had reported only 19 cases of the coronavirus, which was still tied for the lowest number of cases in the state with Cleburne County. By June 11, the number of cases within the county had climbed to 23, with another three cases added by June 12.
Although Fayette County continues to have one of the lowest totals of COVID-19 cases within the state, the county has seen a dramatic rise in new cases during the past two weeks. At press time, Fayette County had 19 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, with eight new cases occurring within the past 14 days.
Governor Kay Ivey has awarded more than $17 million to provide relief for Alabamians who faced unemployment and economic difficulties as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. The Community Services Block Grants will be distributed to 20 community action agencies to provide services to qualified persons in Alabama. Community Service Programs of West Alabama Inc. (Bibb, Choctaw, Dallas, Fayette, Greene, Lamar, Perry, Sumter and Tuscaloosa counties) will receive $1.65 million in grant money.
As businesses and activities continue to normalize during the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of cases of the virus in Fayette County has increased sharply within the past two weeks. Although Fayette County still is one of the counties with the fewest number of cases within the state, the counties numbers have seen a dramatic rise of seven new cases within the past 14 days. The total number of cases in Fayette County at press time was 16, with only Cleburne County posting a lower number of 15 cases.
Drive-up COVID-19 testing clinics will be offered at the Fayette County Health Department, located at 215 1st Avenue NW, Fayette, on Wednesdays beginning at 8:30 a.m. while testing supplies are available. Call (205) 932-5260 for an appointment and to pre-register. A physician referral is preferred.
Despite a warning from state health officials that the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, lives and businesses are continuing to resume a degree of normalcy. Governor Kay Ivey issued a new order on May 21, allowing more businesses to reopen with restrictions.
