UT-Austin surpasses 1,000 reported COVID-19 cases since March
UT has reported a total of 1,117 COVID-19 cases since March 1, including over 600 cases since classes started Aug. 26, according to the UT COVID-19 dashboard as of Thursday afternoon.
The University added 104 cases retroactively Thursday from self-reported cases and positive results sent by Austin Public Health from UT community members who were tested off campus, according to a dashboard update. No new cases have been reported on Thursday, according to the dashboard.
“Given the serious health concerns of the virus, any number of positive cases is a concern, and we are committed to working together as a community through testing, tracing, isolating and public health measures to limit the spread,” University spokesperson J.B. Bird said.
Of 1,198 students tested before the Sept. 12 football game against UT-El Paso, 95 tested positive and 1,103 tested negative, according to a University announcement. Sixty-nine of these were new results.
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