Coronavirus victims in Alabama range from ages 2 to 97, according to state health official Dr. Scott Harris.

In a Monday afternoon news conference from the Alabama Department of Public Health, Harris said half of the state’s 167 cases of COVID-19 are in Jefferson County (79), followed by Shelby, Lee and Madison counties, each with 17 cases.

The age of patients range from 2 to 97 and roughly 53 percent are men. Up to 7 percent of patients are hospitalized and some, Harris said, are on ventilators in intensive care units. Some hospitals are nearing capacity but coordination is allowing facilities to share supplies, he added.

The median age of patients is 44.

“Young adults and middle age people do get infected. We may not pick them up as often because they don’t get as severe a disease,” he said.

Harris said there are currently 17 COVID-19 testing sites around the state with the goal of 25 locations by the end of the week. Testing continues to be an issue, he added, due to lack of supplies.

He urged people who do not have symptoms to not seek testing.

“We do not need to test you if you do not have symptoms,” Harris said. “This is very important. It certainly uses up a lot of very valuable supplies.”