Fayette Co. COVID positivity rate leads state

After leading the state for the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic with the fewest number of cases in the state, Fayette County now leads the state in a more negative area. For the past two weeks, Fayette County has totaled the highest positivity rate for Coronavirus testing in the state. According to data compiled by the Alabama Department of Public Health, from Nov. 23 – Dec. 7, 377 COVID-19 tests had been administered to Fayette County residents. An alarming 212 of the tests were positive, resulting in a positivity rate of 56 percent. Just behind Fayette County in positivity rate for the same period was neighboring Marion County, with 229 positive cases out of 428 tests for a rate of 54 percent.