Two students from the University of Connecticut who are moving into residential housing on campus this semester have tested positive for coronavirus. Every student who moved this weekend was tested for COVID-19 as soon as they arrived.
School officials said two students tested positive for coronavirus and they performed a total of 1,386 student tests as of Sunday morning.
More than 5,500 students are moving into the locks at UConn this weekend, two weeks before classes begin.
“Given the volume testing we do, it was inevitable that there would be positive cases,” said UConn Dean of Student Eleanor Daugherty.
“Knowing this, the university has a clear and detailed strategy in place that we can quickly implement to address all the positives, and they have already done so in these cases,” Daugherty added.
The students who tested positive were notified and were moved to an isolated space on campus, school officials said.
The school has informed the cohort of the students’ small family unit, identified close contacts and each will even be quarantined before retesting, according to school officials.
“This is exactly why UConn created the 14-day quarantine period for our residential students prior to the start of classes at the end of the month,” Daugherty said.
“There will no doubt be more positive cases, as more tests will result in the coming days, and we will each approach the same way we work to protect the health of individual students and our community,” Daughtery added.
The living quarters of any students who test positive will be deeply cleaned by the school, officials said.
About 5,500 UConn students move them two weeks before the start of classes in their dormes so they can be tested for COVID-19 and self-quarantine.
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