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The University’s COVID-19 tracker recorded one new case each on Saturday and Sunday, continuing a downward trend in cases compared to the spike seen in mid-February. Five new cases were reported Thursday and two on Friday.
The one positive test Sunday was a student, bringing the total number of active student cases to 78. There are currently six faculty cases.
The previous week averaged five new cases a day across the University community, down from 29 cases a day the week before and 112 cases a day the week before that. The current seven-day average is 5.1 new cases per day.
The University administered 110 tests March 7. The current average seven-day positivity rate is 0.26 percent, compared to a high of 4.11 percent Feb. 20. Test results take an average of 12 hours to come in.
Quarantine beds, which are reserved for on-Grounds students who have come into close contact with someone who has tested positive, are currently at 3 percent capacity. Only 1 percent of isolation beds, for those who have tested positive, are currently full.
U.Va. Health admitted three new patients yesterday, bringing the total number of COVID-19 patients in-care to 29.
The drop in cases in the University community is reflected in the overall data for the Blue Ridge Health District — which includes Charlottesville and Albemarle County. The BRHD recorded 19 new COVID-19 cases Monday, bringing the total number of cases to 13,510. There are currently 535 COVID-19 cases in the district.
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