UI reports 14 new cases of COVID-19, adds weekend library hours

11 students and 3 employees have self-tested they have tested positive since the beginning of the semester.

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The Old Capitol building is seen on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019.

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The University of Iowa is reporting 11 new students and three new employee self-reported cases of COVID-19 since Sept. 30. 

As cases of COVID-19 on campus have decreased since the beginning of the semester, the main library will be open from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends, the UI announced in a campus-wide email sent on Friday.

Students are required to wear face coverings inside the library, even when sitting more than six feet away from others. 

The 14-day total of positive cases in Johnson County on Sept. 30 is 273

There have been 2,053 total cases on campus since the beginning of the semester.