Alabama’s numbers for vaccinated who got sick and died

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Almost all COVID-19 deaths in Alabama are among unvaccinated people.

State Health Officer Scott Harris said Friday that of the 11,600 people in the state who died of COVID-19, just 26 of those were fully vaccinated.

Harris gave the numbers as the state tries to boost lagging vaccination rates amid a surge in cases.

Alabama has seen the seven-day rolling average of daily new cases nearly triple over the past two weeks.

Harris said health officials have identified 6,427 people who contracted COVID after being fully vaccinated, but the vaccine remains effective in preventing infections and serious illness.

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama is beginning to see an increase in the number of people getting vaccinated against COVID-19 as the state experiences a surge of cases and a sharp rise in hospitalizations.

Data from the Alabama Department of Public Health shows daily vaccinations above 10,000 doses per day for the first time since May.

The number of people getting vaccinated plateaued over the summer following a drop in cases.

Health officials are concerned by a recent spike of virus infections that has been driven by the highly contagious delta variant and the state’s low vaccination rate.