The University of Alabama is in danger of having to close campus down due to COVID-19 outbreaks.
According to reports, more than 1,200 students and 166 employees and staff have tested positive for the disease at the university.
Here are more details from ABC News:
As of Saturday, more than 1,200 students and 166 employees and staff have tested positive for COVID-19 at the University of Alabama.
Positive tests among students have more than doubled since the university unveiled its COVID-19 tracking dashboard early this week. The dashboard, which includes case counts, positivity rates, isolation and space occupancy, is similar to what many state health departments use to report coronavirus data to the public.
“The rise we’ve seen in recent days is unacceptable, and if unchecked, threatens our ability to complete the rest of the semester on campus,” University of Alabama president Stuart Bell said at a press conference this week. “Now is the time for action.”
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While Panhellenic sorority recruitment at Alabama has been held online, some houses have chosen to have in-person Bid Day activities today. New members got together to take pictures outside of the houses, and are required to wear masks @TheCrimsonWhite pic.twitter.com/cQxQs8vZwm
— Hannah Saad (@hannah_saad21) August 16, 2020
