Two Huskies test positive for COVID-19

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Patrick Murphy | Northern Star

A mask is taped to NIU’s Olive Goyle statue next to Altgeld Hall June 3.

By Northern Star Staff
August 21, 2020

DeKALB — NIU announced Friday two people in the NIU community have tested positive for COVID-19; one person is a student and one person is an employee, according to NIU’s Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. 

The dashboard began documenting positive campus coronavirus cases Wednesday. Data reflects students, faculty and staff who were physically on campus within 14 days of testing positive for COVID-19, according to the dashboard website. 

The dashboard will be updated daily each weekday by 4 p.m., according to the dashboard website. 

The Northern Star will update this story as more information becomes available.

NIU COVID-19 Helpline

Faculty, staff and students can contact the NIU COVID-19 Helpline at 815-753-0444 if they have been diagnosed with COVID-19, have COVID-19 symptoms or have been exposed to someone diagnosed with COVID-19.