The number of people hospitalized at East Alabama Medical Center with confirmed cases of COVID-19 has more than tripled in one week — going from 9 patients on March 25 to 30 patients on April 1 — and the hospital is urging residents in Southeast Alabama to practice “shelter-in-place” mandates, even as the state hesitates to issue such a directive.
Farmers' responses to the pandemic have varied, and some have turned to different means to sell their products.
Auburn Police Division is making changes to stay safe in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bennie Adkins, who earned the Medal of Honor in 2014 for his service in Vietnam, has COVID-19 and is currently hospitalized, according to a post on The Bennie Adkins Foundation Facebook page.
Alabama schools will move to online instruction for the remainder of the school year.
The Auburn City Council has taken further measures to assist small businesses, as the Council approved a resolution allowing the City to utilize municipal funds to help private businesses cover interest payments.
The Auburn City Council has called a special meeting to be held Thursday, March 26 at 2 p.m., the City announced Wednesday. The Council will discuss commercial loan assistance for local businesses struggling amid the current state of closures and restricted operations due to the coronavirus.
"An unprecedented crisis made landfall last week in our community," said Ricardo Maldonado, infectious diseases specialist and lead expert on EAMC’s COVID-19 response team. "The situation will likely worsen in the next few days."
In a release Monday, the organization said the 2020 Pride on The Plains Weekend, which was scheduled June 5 through June 7, 2020, is postponed.
Auburn Mayor Ron Anders is encouraging residents to stay home as EAMC begins to fill its beds and its ICU's.
Opelika City Schools will begin providing free meals to students on Monday, March 23 for children 18 years old and under.
Those boxes included approximately 35 pounds of food intended to support the entire family, Auburn City Schools Superintendent Cristen Herring.
The Auburn Public Library will close to the public and transition to a community resource center beginning Friday, March 20, at 5 p.m.
"Please know that we cannot 'test' every person who comes to the [emergency division] with these symptoms due to the limited number of supplies available for use for specimen collection," said John Atkinson, EAMC’s public relations and marketing director.
Here are steps people can take to help EAMC as it deals with a rapidly evolving pandemic.
The primary runoff election between Jeff Sessions and Tommy Tuberville that was originally set for March 31 has now been rescheduled to July 14.
In Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, the Council demonstrated social distancing by setting up additional tables for Council members to spread out throughout the chamber.
Auburn City Council unanimously approved two resolutions that puts the City of Auburn in a state of local emergency.
