Counties with the lowest hospital bed capacity in Alabama

Published 11:05 am Friday, October 1, 2021

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Counties with the lowest hospital bed capacity in Alabama

The deployment of vaccines beginning in December signaled a turning point in the pandemic. By Feb. 2,more Americans had been vaccinated for COVID-19 than had been infected. But as vaccination rates lagged over the summer, new surges of COVID-19 came. More than 80% of these cases by late July were caused by the Delta variant, which is more contagious than the original virus. This has resulted in growing rates of community transmission and—especially in areas with lower vaccination rates—increasing rates of hospitalization and death.

The United States reached 695,829 COVID-19-related deaths and nearly 43.4 million COVID-19 cases as of Sep. 30, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Currently, 55.5% of the U.S. population is fully vaccinated. Epidemiologists say the lower the vaccination rate, the more the virus has the opportunity to continue to evolve and become more dangerous.

Stacker compiled a list of the counties with the lowest in-patient bed capacity in Alabama using data from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Counties are ranked by the percent of in-patient hospital beds filled as of Sep. 29, with ICU availability serving as a tiebreaker. Hospitalization data was available for about 77% of counties in the U.S. Keep reading to see what hospital capacity looks like in your county.

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#50. Chilton County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 34.0% (14.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 55.8% more availability than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: 21.0% (14.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 77.2% more availability than Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 281 (125 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 29.7% (13,189 fully vaccinated)
— 30.1% lower vaccination rate than Alabama

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#49. Winston County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 35.0% (8.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 54.5% more availability than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: data not available
— 92% full in Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 631 (149 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 18.8% (4,434 fully vaccinated)
— 55.8% lower vaccination rate than Alabama

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#48. Sumter County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 36.0% (0.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 53.2% more availability than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: data not available
— 92% full in Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 72 (9 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 41.8% (5,196 fully vaccinated)
— 1.6% lower vaccination rate than Alabama

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#47. Blount County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 37.0% (4.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 51.9% more availability than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: 26.0% (7.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 71.7% more availability than Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 436 (252 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 26.0% (15,059 fully vaccinated)
— 38.8% lower vaccination rate than Alabama

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#46. Randolph County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 37.0% (9.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 51.9% more availability than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: data not available
— 92% full in Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 445 (101 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 28.0% (6,358 fully vaccinated)
— 34.1% lower vaccination rate than Alabama

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#45. Hale County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 37.0% (18.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 51.9% more availability than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: data not available
— 92% full in Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 389 (57 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.1% (7,632 fully vaccinated)
— 22.6% higher vaccination rate than Alabama

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#44. Escambia County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 41.0% (7.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 46.8% more availability than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: 77.0% (37.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 16.3% more availability than Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 284 (104 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 30.4% (11,140 fully vaccinated)
— 28.5% lower vaccination rate than Alabama

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#43. Monroe County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 42.0% (14.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 45.5% more availability than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: 77.0% (57.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 16.3% more availability than Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 304 (63 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 36.9% (7,649 fully vaccinated)
— 13.2% lower vaccination rate than Alabama

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#42. Bullock County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 42.0% (0.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 45.5% more availability than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: data not available
— 92% full in Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 228 (23 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 42.8% (4,319 fully vaccinated)
— 0.7% higher vaccination rate than Alabama

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#41. Marion County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 49.0% (4.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 36.4% more availability than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: 75.0% (.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 18.5% more availability than Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 444 (132 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 31.0% (9,210 fully vaccinated)
— 27.1% lower vaccination rate than Alabama

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#40. Crenshaw County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 51.0% (9.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 33.8% more availability than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: data not available
— 92% full in Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 363 (50 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 29.0% (3,992 fully vaccinated)
— 31.8% lower vaccination rate than Alabama

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#39. Tallapoosa County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 52.0% (10.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 32.5% more availability than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: 108.0% (47.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 17.4% more full than Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 604 (244 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 33.6% (13,547 fully vaccinated)
— 20.9% lower vaccination rate than Alabama

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#38. Butler County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 55.0% (32.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 28.6% more availability than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: 63.0% (59.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 31.5% more availability than Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 257 (50 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 33.4% (6,488 fully vaccinated)
— 21.4% lower vaccination rate than Alabama

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#37. Franklin County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 56.0% (7.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 27.3% more availability than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: 79.0% (31.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 14.1% more availability than Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 399 (125 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 37.4% (11,724 fully vaccinated)
— 12.0% lower vaccination rate than Alabama

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#36. Pike County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 56.0% (10.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 27.3% more availability than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: 83.0% (55.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 9.8% more availability than Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 275 (91 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 34.7% (11,494 fully vaccinated)
— 18.4% lower vaccination rate than Alabama

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#35. Geneva County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 57.0% (6.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 26.0% more availability than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: 69.0% (26.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 25.0% more availability than Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 605 (159 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 32.5% (8,536 fully vaccinated)
— 23.5% lower vaccination rate than Alabama

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#34. Dallas County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 60.0% (10.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 22.1% more availability than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: 114.0% (50.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 23.9% more full than Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 183 (68 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 35.4% (13,180 fully vaccinated)
— 16.7% lower vaccination rate than Alabama

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#33. Walker County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 62.0% (14.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 19.5% more availability than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: 98.0% (23.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 6.5% more full than Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 378 (240 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 40.1% (25,463 fully vaccinated)
— 5.6% lower vaccination rate than Alabama

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#32. Marshall County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 63.0% (16.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 18.2% more availability than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: 94.0% (46.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 2.2% more full than Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 371 (359 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 38.0% (36,787 fully vaccinated)
— 10.6% lower vaccination rate than Alabama

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#31. Greene County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 63.0% (0.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 18.2% more availability than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: data not available
— 92% full in Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 210 (17 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 40.9% (3,318 fully vaccinated)
— 3.8% lower vaccination rate than Alabama

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#30. Colbert County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 67.0% (10.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 13.0% more availability than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: 93.0% (81.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 1.1% more full than Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 304 (168 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 41.7% (23,029 fully vaccinated)
— 1.9% lower vaccination rate than Alabama

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#29. Conecuh County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 67.0% (46.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 13.0% more availability than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: data not available
— 92% full in Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 365 (44 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 35.6% (4,292 fully vaccinated)
— 16.2% lower vaccination rate than Alabama

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#28. Limestone County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 68.0% (16.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 11.7% more availability than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: 73.0% (35.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 20.7% more availability than Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 336 (332 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 31.3% (30,930 fully vaccinated)
— 26.4% lower vaccination rate than Alabama

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#27. Dale County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 68.0% (18.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 11.7% more availability than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: 137.0% (91.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 48.9% more full than Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 578 (284 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 44.4% (21,812 fully vaccinated)
— 4.5% higher vaccination rate than Alabama

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#26. Talladega County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 69.0% (17.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 10.4% more availability than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: 100.0% (91.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 8.7% more full than Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 609 (487 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 31.3% (25,010 fully vaccinated)
— 26.4% lower vaccination rate than Alabama

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#25. Barbour County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 69.0% (5.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 10.4% more availability than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: 100.0% (9.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 8.7% more full than Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 263 (65 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 35.3% (8,713 fully vaccinated)
— 16.9% lower vaccination rate than Alabama

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#24. Covington County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 71.0% (12.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 7.8% more availability than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: 88.0% (43.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 4.3% more availability than Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 292 (108 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 32.4% (11,998 fully vaccinated)
— 23.8% lower vaccination rate than Alabama

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#23. Coffee County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 71.0% (27.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 7.8% more availability than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: 122.0% (94.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 32.6% more full than Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 510 (267 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 32.6% (17,063 fully vaccinated)
— 23.3% lower vaccination rate than Alabama

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#22. Marengo County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 72.0% (15.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 6.5% more availability than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: 84.0% (32.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 8.7% more availability than Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 223 (42 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 46.7% (8,809 fully vaccinated)
— 9.9% higher vaccination rate than Alabama

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#21. St. Clair County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 72.0% (21.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 6.5% more availability than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: 93.0% (50.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 1.1% more full than Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 404 (362 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 33.2% (29,681 fully vaccinated)
— 21.9% lower vaccination rate than Alabama

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#20. Montgomery County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 73.0% (10.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 5.2% more availability than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: 93.0% (46.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 1.1% more full than Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 203 (459 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 43.4% (98,408 fully vaccinated)
— 2.1% higher vaccination rate than Alabama

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#19. Autauga County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 73.0% (10.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 5.2% more availability than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: 113.0% (83.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 22.8% more full than Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 281 (157 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 33.6% (18,791 fully vaccinated)
— 20.9% lower vaccination rate than Alabama

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#18. Fayette County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 74.0% (33.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 3.9% more availability than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: 29.0% (29.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 68.5% more availability than Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 393 (64 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 29.5% (4,811 fully vaccinated)
— 30.6% lower vaccination rate than Alabama

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#17. Shelby County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 75.0% (16.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 2.6% more availability than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: 83.0% (40.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 9.8% more availability than Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 406 (884 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 30.6% (66,586 fully vaccinated)
— 28.0% lower vaccination rate than Alabama

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#16. Tuscaloosa County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 75.0% (18.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 2.6% more availability than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: 100.0% (39.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 8.7% more full than Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 389 (814 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 37.2% (77,961 fully vaccinated)
— 12.5% lower vaccination rate than Alabama

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#15. DeKalb County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 76.0% (25.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 1.3% more availability than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: 96.0% (63.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 4.3% more full than Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 366 (262 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 27.6% (19,753 fully vaccinated)
— 35.1% lower vaccination rate than Alabama

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#14. Jackson County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 77.0% (23.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 0.0% more availability than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: 86.0% (57.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 6.5% more availability than Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 447 (231 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 40.6% (20,958 fully vaccinated)
— 4.5% lower vaccination rate than Alabama

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#13. Morgan County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 78.0% (25.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 1.3% more full than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: 105.0% (95.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 14.1% more full than Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 291 (348 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 37.0% (44,237 fully vaccinated)
— 12.9% lower vaccination rate than Alabama

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#12. Baldwin County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 80.0% (12.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 3.9% more full than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: 94.0% (42.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 2.2% more full than Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 209 (466 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 42.3% (94,476 fully vaccinated)
— 0.5% lower vaccination rate than Alabama

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#11. Chambers County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 81.0% (18.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 5.2% more full than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: data not available
— 92% full in Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 418 (139 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 26.5% (8,824 fully vaccinated)
— 37.6% lower vaccination rate than Alabama

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#10. Mobile County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 82.0% (8.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 6.5% more full than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: 83.0% (17.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 9.8% more availability than Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 177 (731 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 41.2% (170,441 fully vaccinated)
— 3.1% lower vaccination rate than Alabama

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#9. Etowah County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 82.0% (18.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 6.5% more full than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: 96.0% (45.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 4.3% more full than Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 577 (590 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 34.5% (35,238 fully vaccinated)
— 18.8% lower vaccination rate than Alabama

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#8. Cullman County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 82.0% (28.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 6.5% more full than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: data not available
— 92% full in Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 573 (480 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 33.3% (27,891 fully vaccinated)
— 21.6% lower vaccination rate than Alabama

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#7. Jefferson County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 83.0% (9.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 7.8% more full than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: 93.0% (25.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 1.1% more full than Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 280 (1,846 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 48.7% (320,829 fully vaccinated)
— 14.6% higher vaccination rate than Alabama

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#6. Russell County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 83.0% (14.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 7.8% more full than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: 95.0% (62.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 3.3% more full than Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 224 (130 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 31.8% (18,444 fully vaccinated)
— 25.2% lower vaccination rate than Alabama

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#5. Lauderdale County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 85.0% (10.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 10.4% more full than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: 89.0% (18.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 3.3% more availability than Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 384 (356 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 39.9% (37,025 fully vaccinated)
— 6.1% lower vaccination rate than Alabama

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#4. Madison County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 85.0% (15.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 10.4% more full than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: 99.0% (44.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 7.6% more full than Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 322 (1,200 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.4% (191,659 fully vaccinated)
— 20.9% higher vaccination rate than Alabama

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#3. Houston County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 89.0% (16.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 15.6% more full than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: 101.0% (38.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 9.8% more full than Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 509 (539 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 36.3% (38,385 fully vaccinated)
— 14.6% lower vaccination rate than Alabama

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#2. Lee County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 90.0% (17.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 16.9% more full than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: 101.0% (62.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 9.8% more full than Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 367 (604 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 33.4% (55,035 fully vaccinated)
— 21.4% lower vaccination rate than Alabama

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#1. Calhoun County, AL

– Inpatient beds occupied: 91.0% (21.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 18.2% more full than Alabama overall
– ICU beds occupied: 98.0% (31.0% by COVID-19 patients)
— 6.5% more full than Alabama overall
– Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 700 (795 cases)
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 39.1% (44,392 fully vaccinated)
— 8.0% lower vaccination rate than Alabama