U.Va. reports 11 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend
By Zach Rosenthal | October 19, 2020According to the dashboard, there were an average of seven cases per day last week, including the newly reported positive test results from the weekend.
According to the dashboard, there were an average of seven cases per day last week, including the newly reported positive test results from the weekend.
Voter registration in Virginia ends Tuesday, although Virginia’s voter registration website went down until the early afternoon for more than five and a half hours due to a cut cable.
Monday’s update said that there were only 99 active cases in the University community, down from the 219 reported last Thursday.
The University remains concerned that the number of positive COVID-19 cases are “still a little high."
45 individuals tested positive on Friday, ten on Saturday and zero on Sunday. This is the first time zero cases have been reported on any given day since data collection on the tracker began.
With the Oct. 13 voter registration deadline approaching, Charlottesville and student groups are working to ensure that every student has the ability to vote this November.
In total, 729 cases have been reported to the University since August 17. Of these, 240 are active, meaning that these individuals tested positive within the past 10 days and require isolation on- or off-Grounds.
According to a University-wide email sent by Chief of Police Timothy Longo, the incident occurred at an off-Grounds residence located on 15th Street.
Religious Studies Prof. Jalane Schmidt, a community activist who leads walking tours of local Confederate monuments, said the County’s decision to remove Johnny Reb “shows a real shift in public knowledge and understanding.”
Demonstrators gathered near the Charlottesville Amtrak station Wednesday in remembrance of Sage Smith, a local Black transgender woman who went missing in November 2012 and was last seen in the area.
The Fifth District is reliably conservative, having a Republican congressman since 2010.
Protesters burned a Confederate flag and held a noise demonstration for about 25 minutes before they began to march towards the intersection of Emmet Street and Barracks Road.
They specifically directed protesters to an email through Defund12.org and asked participants to email representatives of City and County schools about removing School Resources Officers.
The protest in Charlottesville is among the latest in a string of demonstrations condemning the murder of George Floyd across the country. No instances of violence were reported in the City Saturday.
“These Confederate monuments and other symbols of the Lost Cause should no longer control the narrative. No more odes to white supremacy and oppression," first-year College student Zyahna Bryant said in a press release sent out by Take ‘Em Down Cville.
The Democratic candidate for Albemarle County Commonwealth’s Attorney and speakers from the University and Charlottesville communities discussed criminal justice reform and racial discrimination.
The noses and hands of the allegorical figures on the base of the statue appear to have been chipped away.
The gift comes from David and Jane Walentas of New York. David Walentas is a graduate of the College and Darden school in the class of 1961 and 1964 respectively.
The three candidates discussed the current state of Virginia state politics, LGBTQ+ issues, the legalization of marijuana and the Second Amendment, along with other various topics from audience submitted questions.
Individuals without an advance ticket will be unable to go to Trinity Irish Pub or Boylan Heights this Saturday to watch the men's basketball Final Four game against Auburn.