COVID-19 cases continue to rise, positivity rate has slight decrease
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The Gadsden/Etowah County Emergency Management Agency website provides real-time information about the COVID-19 situation in the county, Director Deborah Gaither said and based on that information, the situation is really serious.
Gaither said Etowah County s overall COVID-19 risk level is severe; the daily number of new cases is ranked as extreme. While statistics peg the infection rate as medium, the positivity rate among those tested is a critical 28.2%.
When she updated the Gadsden City Council this week, Gaither said Etowah County s ICU capacity had not been updated for Tuesday; the day before, it was 100%.
According to the Alabama Department of Public Health, Etowah County s cumulative number of cases Tuesday was 9,206 7,383 confirmed and 1,823 probable cases since March. The county added 152 confirmed new cases and 71 probable cases Tuesday 1,759 cases in the last 14 days.