Coronavirus Cases Rise at University of Alabama Ahead of Students Heading Home For Holidays
In the final update of the fall semester, COVID-19 cases are up from last week at the University of Alabama according to the school's coronavirus dashboard.
This week, the Tuscaloosa campus saw an increase of 38 new cases from last week among students. That number went from 77 to 115 during the week of Nov. 13-19.
Among faculty, that number rose from 24 to 27 so a minimal increase there.
This is the final week of in-person classes before students head home for Thanksgiving and Christmas break. Students will return to campus in January when the spring semester begins.
"We are finalizing the updated plan for Spring and much work remains to be done, but we are pleased with the outcome of this Fall semester and the enormous sacrifices our students, faculty, staff and families have made. On behalf of our Board and leadership team, I want to express my heartfelt thanks,” University of Alabama Chancellor Finis St. John said in a press release.
Across all three of three campuses in Tuscaloosa, Huntsville, and Birmingham, testing for students was at a record-high for the semester.
While the nation continues to grapple with the pandemic, the United States has had a total of almost 12 million cases and 252,000 deaths.
University of Alabama Coronavirus Cases
Nov. 19 115 (new cases), 2,992 (total cases)
Nov. 12: 77, 2,877
Nov. 5: 56: 2,800
Oct. 29: 64, 2,744
Oct. 22: 68; 2,680
Oct. 15: 34; 2,612
Oct. 8: 45; 2,578
Oct. 1: 24; 2, 533
Sept. 24: 48; 2,509
Sept. 17: 119; 2,461
Sept. 10: 294; 2,342
Sept. 3: 846; 2,048
Aug. 27: 481; 1,202
Aug. 24: 563; 720
Aug. 18 (pre-arrival): 158; 158
