Data Reported as of 2/19/2021
Last updated on 2/19/2021 at 04:15 PM
Latest COVID-19 Updates
February 19, 2021 COVID-19 Dashboard update
For Immediate Release
UA System COVID Numbers Hit Lowest Point this Academic Year
According to the UA System COVID-19 data dashboard, this week's combined number of COVID positive students, faculty, staff, and clinical enterprise employees within the System reached its lowest level since the beginning of the academic year.
Number of COVID-19 Positives
University of
Alabama
21 Students
9 Faculty/Staff
University of
Alabama at Birmingham
19 Students
10 Faculty/Staff
University of
Alabama in Huntsville
6 Students
1 Faculty/Staff
UAB Clinical Enterprise Employees*
24
*UAB Clinical Enterprise Employees includes doctors, nurses, and hospital staff employed at UAB Hospital.
University of Alabama System Total
46 Students
20 Faculty/Staff
24 UAB Clinical Enterprise Employees
Occupancy of Isolation Space for COVID-19 Positive Students
University of
Alabama
8 / 518 Rooms in Use
University of
Alabama at Birmingham
3 / 100 Rooms in Use
University of
Alabama in Huntsville
6 / 92 Rooms in Use
Sentinel Testing
Sentinel testing results are updated as of 2/12/21. Results will be updated next week.
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University of
Alabama
Students, Faculty & Staff26 / 904 Positive
University of
Alabama in Huntsville
Students, Faculty & Staff2 / 188 Positive
Active Sentinel Testing
UAB has moved to an enhanced active sentinel testing program. This is a significant increase in testing from the UAB’s fall semester random sentinel testing. In addition, more groups of students will participate in required testing.
University of
Alabama at Birmingham
Students, Faculty
& Staff9 / 2,213 Positive
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Test Administered
Positivity Rate
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UA Students, Faculty & Staff UAB Students, Faculty & Staff UAH Students, Faculty & Staff 9/6/20 - 9/12/20 2/245 1/224 0/84 9/13/20 - 9/19/20 1/371 1/264 1/106 9/20/20 - 9/26/20 3/487 1/405 0/179 9/27/20 - 10/3/20 4/531 3/335 1/261 10/4/20 - 10/10/20 0/498 2/608 1/256 10/11/20 - 10/17/20 5/552 1/562 0/257 10/18/20 - 10/24/20 2/507 5/634 0/265 10/25/20 - 10/31/20 3/495 4/693 0/264 11/1/20 - 11/7/20 2/604 0/753 3/271 11/8/20 - 11/14/20 4/642 8/699 2/237 1/22/21 - 1/28/21 29/871 8/1,130 N/A 1/29/21 - 2/4/21 60/1,342 11/2,365 0/141 2/5/21 - 2/11/21 26/904 9/2,213 2/188
Historical Data
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Spring 2021
Note: In consultation with public health and infectious disease experts – and having reviewed COVID-19 trends and projections, as well as data and lessons learned from 2020 – UA System campuses increased the frequency and volume of testing for the spring semester.
- Students
Students | COVID-19 Positives
UA UAB UAH UAS Total 11/20/2020-1/12/2021 189 365 117 671 1/13-1/21 205 94 47 346 1/22-1/28 244 68 19 331 1/29-2/4 142 33 16 191 2/5-2/11 46 41 13 100 2/12-2/18 21 19 6 46 Total 847 620 218 1,685 - Faculty/Staff
Faculty & Staff | COVID-19 Positives
UA UAB UAH UAS Total 11/20/2020-1/12/2021 272 286 40 598 1/13-1/21 22 30 11 63 1/22-1/28 17 23 9 49 1/29-2/4 25 11 4 40 2/5-2/11 10 8 2 20 2/12-2/18 9 10 1 20 Total 355 368 67 790 - UAB Clinical Enterprise Employees
Clinical Enterprise Employees | COVID-19 Positives
UAB 11/20/2020-1/12/2021 1,462 1/13-1/21 108 1/22-1/28 77 1/29-2/4 44 2/5-2/11 33 2/12-2/18 24 Total 1,748
- Students
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2020
- Students
Students | COVID-19 Positives
UA UAB UAH UAS Total 1/1 - 8/18 158 147 0 305 8/19 - 8/24 563 1 8 572 8/25 - 8/27 481 9 2 492 8/28 - 9/3 846 19 7 872 9/4 - 9/10 294 27 11 332 9/11 - 9/17 119 18 19 156 9/18 - 9/24 48 16 13 77 9/25 - 10/1 24 19 12 55 10/2 - 10/8 45 49 3 97 10/9 - 10/15 34 64 3 101 10/16 - 10/22 68 63 11 142 10/23 - 10/29 64 52 17 133 10/30 - 11/5 56 43 32 131 11/6 - 11/12 77 62 20 159 11/13 - 11/19 115 43 31 189 Total 2,992 632 189 3,813 - Faculty/Staff
Faculty & Staff | COVID-19 Positives
UA UAB UAH UAS Total 1/1 - 8/18 176 86 6 268 8/19 - 8/24 5 5 0 10 8/25 - 8/27 4 7 1 12 8/28 - 9/3 12 7 0 19 9/4 - 9/10 13 7 0 20 9/11 - 9/17 17 10 1 28 9/18 - 9/24 15 7 0 22 9/25 - 10/1 9 8 1 18 10/2 - 10/8 10 10 0 20 10/9 - 10/15 9 12 3 24 10/16 - 10/22 14 13 0 27 10/23 - 10/29 9 6 1 16 10/30 - 11/5 25 12 1 38 11/6 - 11/12 24 29 1 54 11/13 - 11/19 27 29 6 62 Total 369 248 21 638 - UAB Clinical Enterprise Employees
Clinical Enterprise Employees | COVID-19 Positives
UAB 1/1 - 8/18 712 8/19 - 8/24 21 8/25 - 8/27 39 8/28 - 9/3 49 9/4 - 9/10 40 9/11 - 9/17 30 9/18 - 9/24 48 9/25 - 10/1 21 10/2 - 10/8 22 10/9 - 10/15 52 10/16 - 10/22 44 10/23 - 10/29 39 10/30 - 11/5 87 11/6 - 11/12 107 11/13 - 11/19 95 Total 1,406
- Students
Student Spring Re-Entry Testing
Students who tested positive during re-entry testing were not allowed to report to campus.
University of
Alabama
85 / 7,648 Students
University of
Alabama at Birmingham
25 / 2,746 Students
University of
Alabama in Huntsville
24 / 1,302 Students