Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021 COVID-19 update from the Alabama Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 Dashboard Hub
Case details
- Total confirmed cases in AL: 364,398 (+1,170 since yesterday)
- Probable cases in AL: 98,540 (+908 since yesterday)
- Total confirmed deaths in AL: 6,314 (+143 since yesterday)
- Probable deaths in AL: 1,580
- Total confirmed cases in Cullman Co.: 5,860 (+8 since yesterday)
- Probable cases in Cullman Co.: 2,732 (+10 since yesterday)
- Total confirmed deaths in Cullman Co.: 94 (+0 since yesterday)
- Probable deaths in Cullman Co.: 56
- Total tested in Cullman Co.: 34,987
- Total tested in the last 14 days in Cullman Co.: 3,467
- Cases in the last 14 days in Cullman Co.: 511
- Total tested in Alabama: 2,145,843 (BamaTracker)
- Cases in the last 14 days in Alabama: 37,479
- Total tested in the last 14 days in Alabama: 231,131
- Currently hospitalized in Alabama: 1,868
- Cumulative no. of hospitalizations in Alabama: 42,328
- Presumed recoveries in Alabama (reported weekly): 242,143
Vaccine details (updated Monday-Friday)
- Total doses delivered to Alabama: 798,125
- Doses delivered to Alabama providers: 714,275
- Doses administered: 373,907
- Doses delivered to federal Long-Term Care Program: 83,850
- Doses administered by the federal Long-Term Care Program: 46,328
- Currently eligible for vaccine: 326,000 health care providers, nursing home residents, law enforcement officers, firefighters and 350,000 persons age 75+
- Average first doses of vaccine shipped to Alabama per week: 50,000-60,000
Beginning February 8, vaccine eligibility will expand to include phase 1b and people 65 years and older. The Alabama COVID-19 Vaccination Allocation Plan outlines the various phases, and is available at
www.alabamapublichealth.gov/covid19vaccine/assets/adph-covid19-vaccination-allocation-plan.pdf
Vaccination Eligibility Check and Scheduling Portal
The COVID-19 Vaccination Eligibility Check and Scheduling Portal is available at www.alcovidvaccine.gov. The portal allows people to schedule available vaccine appointments, access a map of drive-through and walk-in locations, and sign up to be notified as new priority groups are available to receive vaccine. Appointments may not be available immediately at this time, as ADPH continues to be limited by the amount of vaccine provided by the federal government. Access to appointments will grow as supply from the federal government increases. As of this morning, 18,820 appointments have been scheduled since the portal launched on Monday afternoon. The portal is seeing around 300 active users at a time and has booked an average of 900 appointments per hour.
Current assessment of vaccine supply
Current assessment of vaccine supply and expectations for shipments over the next month indicate that many public health clinics will have to focus heavily on providing second doses for the month of February. Individuals are encouraged to visit drive-through and walk-in clinics, or other vaccine providers, if appointments are not currently available at a county health department location.
Large-scale drive-thru clinics in 8 Alabama locations
Beginning the week of Feb. 8, there will be 8 large scale drive-through clinics throughout the state. Clinics will be located in Anniston, Birmingham, Dothan, Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery, Selma and Tuscaloosa. The goal is for each location to be able to give 1,000 vaccines per day that week, totaling 40,000 doses administered. Additional information will be provided about the location in each city.
Vaccine distribution plans adjusted
We have had an extensive plan in place to administer COVID-19 vaccine statewide since October. The plan must pivot based on priorities from the federal government. Adjustments needed to be made to offer vaccine first to those at highest risk because of the small quantity of vaccine.
Accelerating pace of vaccine rollout
Healthcare provider surveys will help ensure vaccine administration is expedited. ADPH is surveying every healthcare provider in the state to ensure that all administered doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been properly reported in our electronic data system and to determine if there is any available vaccine that needs to be redistributed to other providers. To expedite vaccine administration, ADPH is removing unused doses and redistributing the vaccine to providers who will give shots faster. No vaccine doses have been discarded-4,000 doses have currently been identified and are in the process of being relocated.
Alabama Healthcare Providers Enrolled—883
Toll-free Telephone Lines for Appointments—165
Expansion of age groups for vaccination to persons 65 and above
At the final Operation Warp Speed briefing on Jan.12, 2021, spokespersons for HHS recommended that states expand age groups for vaccination to persons 65 and above. However, these changes have not been made in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance for when vaccine supply is limited. Vaccine supply is limited and does not meet demand at this time for the current numbers of persons identified as healthcare workers, first responders, fire, police, and persons 75 and above. Current recommendations from CDC are based on those from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). ACIP is an independent panel of medical and public health experts who provide vaccine guidance to CDC.
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