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Last updated October 22
50 percent of quarantine space is currently occupied — an all-time high — while 18 percent of isolation space is currently occupied, an increase of one percent in quarantine and a decrease of one percent in isolation.
Beyond the website, the VDH also launched a hotline number Wednesday for those uncomfortable with pre-registering online. The number is 877-VAX-IN-VA and is staffed from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a week.
The total count of active cases in the University community is 779, of which 761 are students and 18 are faculty and staff.
The positivity rate for tests conducted last week was 1.8 percent, but the overall positivity rate, which includes all tests administered since July 5 is 0.8 percent.
The University's COVID-19 tracker reported 121 new cases Monday — the largest ever single-day count.
The University added 200 new quarantine beds over the weekend. Currently, 23 percent of quarantine beds and 19 percent of isolation beds are full.
The update said that the University may consider implementing stricter measures which could include moving all learning online and prohibiting all in-person gatherings.
In addition to the 44 new cases Wednesday, 43 new cases were reported on Tuesday and 58 new cases were reported Monday.
The total number of tests administered within the program has now reached 19,440, with 146 total positives.
Residents who test positive for COVID-19 will be moved to isolation housing, and close contacts of those who test positive will be moved to quarantine housing.
No new cases of COVID-19 in the community were reported yesterday, while six cases were reported on Saturday and 17 cases were reported on Friday. Last week, there were an average of 11 new cases a day.
Since testing began on Jul. 5, there have been 138 positive test results that have come from the 18,330 tests administered, tallying just shy of a 0.8 percent positivity rate.
Systemic racism is a public health issue — when it comes to healthcare coverage, minority communities often fall through the cracks.
Virginia Athletics joins a number of high-level Division I programs with these measures, including Michigan and Texas, who laid off dozens of employees in September.
This semester, with a tighter margin for error, we cannot grow complacent.
Disparities of privilege necessitate a universal credit/no credit grading policy for the sole fact that some students will be better suited to receive letter grades.
In order to encourage increased acceptance of the vaccine, we must respond to the many nuanced concerns by respectfully sharing facts.
U.Va. Health is both hopeful that the expectation can be removed within six to eight weeks from when it was instituted, but it all depends on COVID-19 volumes. The hospitalization rate is anticipated to increase within that time period.
With 116 active cases of COVID-19 already in the University community, students have mixed feelings about the safety of returning to Grounds next week.
Only about a quarter of the 285,725 vaccines the Commonwealth received have been recorded as administered as of Jan. 12, affecting statewide and U.Va. Health staff.
