NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) — The University of Connecticut reported a new cluster of COVID-19 cases Wednesday, hours after the leaders of the state’s …
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) — The University of Connecticut reported a new cluster of COVID-19 cases Wednesday, hours after the leaders of the state’s public and private universities declared their schools ready to reopen following months of preparations to make them as safe as possible during the coronavirus pandemic. The school reported it discovered 12 cases in Garrigus Suites after testing all of the approximately 270 students who live in that residence hall. The infected students have been moved into isolation, the school said. UConn, which has reported 38 cases since students arrived back on campus this month, said those living in the dorm will be tested again within the next few days, and are being given instructions on what they must do in order to help ensure they remain healthy and the virus does not spread any further. The new cases bring the school’s infection rate to 0.76%, which health officials still classify as very low.
