University of Notre Dame in Indiana sees a spike in Covid-19 cases since students returned to campus on August 3rd. On Tuesday, 147 students tested positive, according to the school’s online health dashboard.
There were 80 positive cases of 418 tests administered on Monday, meaning there was a 19% positive rate.
On Sunday alone, 15 of the 30 tests were positive – the highest number of positive cases in a day to date for the institution.
The growth began on August 10, when 4 out of 197 people tested positive. The university updates its numbers every afternoon.
Notre Dame began testing students before they arrived on campus. In a batch of 11,836 tests, just 33 tests returned positive, representing 0.28% of the total.
University of Kentucky
Since school began on Aug. 3, 160 people have tested positive at the University of Kentucky, according to the university’s Covid-19 dashboard.
A significant number of parties, which violated the school’s student code, have led to the rise in cases, according to the university’s director of executive communication, Sarah Geegan.
The university was notified of 11 party-related quotes from the weekend of August 8-9 and 10 quotes from the weekend of August 15-16.
“We work closely with the city to enforce the Code of Student Conduct, share daily information and meet weekly to discuss healthcare issues,” Geegan told CNN.
Western Kentucky University
Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green reported 19 positive cases of Covid-19 among students and staff between August 7 and 13, out of 132 tests performed during that period.
That is a positivity figure of 14% among those who have been tested, but that only includes tests performed at the Graves Gilbert Clinic and Med Center Health, according to the university’s dashboard.
The site states: “WKU is not informed of the number of students, faculties or staff receiving a test from providers other than Med Center Health and Graves Gilbert Clinic at WKU,” so an overall positivity rate cannot be confirmed.
The next scheduled update from WKU to its Covid-19 dashboard is Friday.
East Carolina University
East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, reported 29 positive Covid-19 cases last week, a positivity rate of 7.8%. Since students began returning to campus on Aug. 5, the university has averaged about 30 new cases per week, according to the school’s Covid-19 dashboard.
In a letter to the campus community Tuesday, Interim Chancellor Ron Mitchelson shared his concerns about how student parties have contributed to the spread of the community.
“Last Wednesday, we tested 165 students with 5 positive results (about 3%). The low number of positives gave me hope that everyone did their part,” Mitchelson wrote.
“But then, the weekend comes and we see a small but visible fraction of our total student body scare us and the community with parties that are too big, too dense, unmasked and irresponsible. While we had no party nearly as big as reported in week one, we had two dozen parties responding to ECU police and Greenville police last weekend. “
On Monday, the university sent a warning to the community about a new cluster of cases in a dormitory, but did not indicate how many students were affected or how many are under quarantine.
Colorado College
All 155 students in one bedroom at Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colorado, were forced to quarantine after the college learned from a student who tested positive and did not practice good social distancing guidelines.
“Unfortunately, today we learned that the improved social distance protocols – which we expect from all students as they await their test results – were not followed,” said Acting Dean of Students Rochelle T. Dickey and Vice President and Chair of the Prevention Team Brian Young wrote in an email sent to the college congregation on Sunday.
“As a result, multiple people in Loomis Hall were exposed to this student, and Loomis Hall is now 14 days in quarantine to reduce further risks. Our 155 Loomis Hall residents have been notified to stay in their rooms, excluding the use toilets (while wearing masks.) All traffic in and out of Loomis is restricted. “
Northeast Mississippi Community College
Northeast Mississippi Community College in Booneville, Mississippi, shared that “about 300” students are currently in quarantine, according to the school’s president, Ricky G. Ford, on the school’s official podcast.
Ford said the university has had six to seven positive cases since school began last week and that “25 to 28 employees” are also under quarantine.
Northeast Mississippi Community College has about 3,200 students, which means that about 10% of the student body is quarantined.
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