Tallapoosa County leads state in new COVID-19 cases per capita
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An Alabama Department of Public Health sign urging COVID-19 vaccinations is placed outside the Tallapoosa County Health Department in Alexander City.

 Siri Hedreen / The Outlook

Sixty-one Tallapoosa County residents have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last seven days, according to Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) data, the highest of all 67 counties in Alabama relative to population.

As of Tuesday, the county is one of 26 statewide rated "high" by ADPH for overall community transmission, with 11.2 percent of tests in Tallapoosa County coming back positive in the last week.