LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas State University on Friday said it will shift to mostly online instruction as new coronavirus cases are hitting record levels in the state.
ASU Chancellor Kelly Damphousse announced the Jonesboro school will make the shift after Thanksgiving. Arkansas on Thursday posted a new record one-day increase in coronavirus cases.
Damphousse said the number of COVID-related hospitalizations doubled in October in northeast Arkansas, and noted the White House Coronavirus Task Force has put Craighead County and Jonesboro in the “red zone” for new virus cases.
“While the number of cases on our campus has remained relatively stable, COVID-19 continues to rise in our region, across the state, and around the country,” Damphousse posted on Twitter. “Because of that, I have announced that Arkansas State will transition to mostly-online instruction post-Thanksgiving.”
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