As of July 9, Alabama saw the fifth-highest positivity rate for PCR tests in the nation at 9%, according to data from the U.S.
As of July 16, the state’s positivity rate had risen to 12.4% - the highest it had been since Feb3
Alabama’s positivity rate for PCR tests crossed 10 percent on July 12, the first time it’s been that high since Feb.Positivity rates are rising throughout the nation, especially among states with low vaccination rates.
At the other end of the spectrum, many states in New England have some of the highest vaccination rates in the country and the lowest positivity rates.Use the buttons on the top of the map below to shift between positivity rate and vaccination rate.Seven of the nine states with the highest positivity rates are in the South.
Despite relatively low testing, cases in Alabama are also the highest they’ve been since mid-May, when a number of large backlogs caused a huge spike in the state’s 7-day average for new cases.