The University of Alabama reports over 500 Covid-19 cases less than a week after classes started

[TomCADem]

Source: CNN

Six days after classes began, the University of Alabama has experienced an "unacceptable rise" in coronavirus cases, the university's president said.

The University of Alabama's main campus in Tuscaloosa has recorded 531 total cases. The remaining campuses in Birmingham and Huntsville have recorded 35 cases cumulatively, according to the university's Covid-19 dashboard.

With over 46,150 tests and 566 positive cases, the coronavirus positivity rate on University of Alabama campuses sits around 1.2%, according to the dashboard.

University of Alabama President Stuart R. Bell called on all students, faculty and staff to work together "at this critical moment" after the climb in Covid-19 cases on campus.


Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/25/us/university-of-alabama-covid-cases-trnd/index.html

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I wonder whether QAnon supporters will now think that University of Alabama of all places is part of the anti-Trump conspiracy. Of course, it could just be folks ignoring masks and social distancing:

[The Genealogist]

1. My alma mater was reporting 141 cases

Unacceptable. The city is full of older adults who are going to suffer because of it.

[paleotn]

2. What did they expect?

Freaking miracles? And it isn't going to stop. This is summer. The time when most contagious diseases are on the slow burn. Wait until people spend most of their time indoors. We haven't seen anything yet.

[TeamPooka]

3. Feel bad for the teachers, staff and admin.

all in danger

[yonder]

4. Yeah, so what but how's the football team?

[pstokely]

6. some jocks are taking it more seriously than other students

and when even they go online, many students will just stay since they've already signed apartment leases they can't get out of

[Warpy]

5. The average incubation period is 5.1 days

so don't tell me these witless, ass kissing mofos are surprised.

I wonder how many dead kids they'll find acceptable as they deposit the tuition, fees, and profits on books.

[Botany]

7. SEC Football is not going to happen this year.

Nor should it.

[llashram]

8. yeah trump and repthug governors, mayors and school ooicials, just open the

just open ALL the schools up. Not a mask in sight and you students, party-hard like it 2020 and your imPoTuS wants you to die. He wants your Democratic Party roommate to die so they cant vote. You're just collateral damge. You mean nothing to trump.