Coronavirus Updates

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NEWS 8/7/20 12:55pm

Updated Alabama COVID-19 cases

By EETV Web Team

Auburn, Ala (EETV)- Update: Friday at 1:00 pm - The ADPH has confirmed 94,827 cases of COVID-19 in the state. Lee County has 2,628 cases. There are 1,674 confirmed deaths in the state. 745,942 people in the state have been tested and 11,537 people statewide have been hospitalized.

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NEWS 7/30/20 9:15am

A Healthier U Releases More Information on COVID-19 Testing for Students

By Andy Huling

Auburn, AL (EETV)- A Healthier U, Auburn's new COVID-19 health program, has released more information about the schoolwide testing that will take place before the start of the fall semester.

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NEWS 7/27/20 4:19pm

Auburn Postpones Commencement Ceremony for Spring and Summer Graduates

By Andy Huling

Auburn, AL (EETV)- Auburn University has cancelled the August commencement cermonies due to travel restrictions and concerns about large in person gatherings. 

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NEWS 7/16/20 6:57pm

Auburn to Conduct Mandatory COVID-19 Screening Tests For All Students Returning to Campus This Fall

By Braden Haynes

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV) - Auburn will conduct COVID-19 screening tests for all students who will be on campus this fall as part of the university’s comprehensive plans for a safe and healthy semester. 

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NEWS 7/16/20 10:56am

Auburn Releases New Health and Safety Plan "A HEALTHIER U" For Returning to Campus and Instruction in Fall 2020

By Braden Haynes

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV) - Auburn University released their new health and safety plan, "A HEALTHIER U", detailing their plans for the fall semester to help keep students and staff safe on campus. 

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NEWS 7/15/20 12:58pm

New Amendment to Alabama's Statewide Health Order Requires Face Coverings in Public

By Braden Haynes

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV) - Governor Kay Ivey announced an amendment to the statewide Safer at Home health order in a press conference this morning requiring individuals to wear face coverings in public.

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NEWS 4/28/20 11:49am

Governor Ivey issues new Safer at Home Order

By EETV Web Team

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (EETV) -Alabama Governor Kay Ivey announces new state guidelines as Stay at Home Order is set to expire Thursday. The Governor issued a new Safer at Home Order encouraging Alabamians to stay home as much as possible. 

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NEWS 4/27/20 1:21pm

Plan to reopen Alabama could come this week, as stay-at-home order nears expiration

By Grace Reynolds

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV) - It has been over six weeks since the first cases of COVID-19 were reported in Alabama. Now, the state now has over 6,000 cases of COVID-19 and has seen over 200 deaths. Nationwide, there are over 977,000 cases and over 50,000 deaths.

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NEWS 4/24/20 10:58am

Auburn University is offering a new tuition payment plan to help students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Braden Haynes

In order to further aid students during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Auburn University has created a tuition payment plan that eases the process of paying educational expenses.

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NEWS 4/20/20 11:13am

Cases of COVID-19 continue to increase statewide as talks of reopening the economy begin

By Grace Reynolds

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV) - It has now been over two weeks since Gov. Ivey issued a statewide stay-at-home order, and the number of cases of COVID-19 in Alabama has continued to grow. 

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NEWS 4/19/20 11:15am

University Initiative to Produce 10,000 Masks to Help Ease COVID-19 Demands

By Steven Dinan

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV) -A new Auburn University initiative will help supply protective face masks to local clinics and community health providers 

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NEWS 4/13/20 11:23am

COVID-19 continues to spread statewide, one month after first cases were confirmed

By Grace Reynolds

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV) - It's been one month since the first cases of COVID-19 were reported in Alabama on March 13. Now, the state has 3,616 cases of the virus and has seen over 450 people hospitalized.

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NEWS 4/6/20 12:11pm

Model suggests Alabama is equipped for peak of COVID-19 outbreak, cases statewide continue to grow

By Grace Reynolds

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV) - The total number of cases in Alabama continues to rise, but the state might be ready for it, at least according to one model from the University of Washington. 

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NEWS 4/5/20 9:16am

College of Business professor suggests we “Flee Until We Can Fight” Coronavirus

By Steven Dinan

AUBURN, Ala- Business school professors use the concept of “fight, flee, or freeze” to assess responses to threats similar to those posed by coronavirus such as economic downturns, supply chain problems, and disruptive innovations.

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NEWS 4/3/20 4:10pm

Governor Ivey issues Stay at Home order, Alabamians told to stay home throughout April

By EETV Web Team

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV) - Alabama will begin a stay at home order Saturday, Governor Ivey announced Friday afternoon. 

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SPORTS 4/3/20 4:07pm

Auburn Coaches launch PSA to call for "teamwork" during the COVID-19 Outbreak

By Andy Huling

Auburn, AL (EETV)- Auburn coaches Gus Malzhan, Bruce Pearl, and Butch Thompson have teamed together to help raise awareness for the COVID-19 outbreak through PSA's created by Auburn's Marketing and Communications.

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NEWS 4/1/20 2:29pm

Auburn Professor Spencer Durham named to Alabama’s Coronavirus Task Force

By Braden Haynes

Dr. Spencer Durham, associate clinical professor in Auburn University’s Harrison School of Pharmacy, has been named to Alabama’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) Task Force by Governor Kay Ivey. 

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SPORTS 3/31/20 10:18am

Dana Marquez Sews Surgical Masks for Health Care Workers Around the Country

By Andy Huling

Auburn, AL (EETV)- Associate Athletic Director Dana Marquez is using a part of his normal job to make a difference durinng the pandemic. In an athletic department meeting, director Allen Greene urged his staff to find ways to help during the pandemic which led to Marquez volunteering to sew surgical masks.

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NEWS 3/30/20 11:38am

A look at how COVID-19 has spread in Alabama, from the first case to over 800 cases

By Grace Reynolds

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV) - The novel coronavirus has swept through all 50 states in the country, hitting places like New York, New Jersey and California especially hard.

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NEWS 3/27/20 12:08pm

Auburn to combine spring and summer graduations

By EETV Web Team

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV) - Auburn University will combine its spring and summer graduations, the university announced Friday afternoon. The graduations are contingent on public health circumstances but are scheduled for August 8-9. 

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