Nine more students and two employees now COVID-19 positive

A mask on the ground of NIU’s campus. As of Feb. 28, students and faculty are no longer required to wear masks indoors.

By Northern Star Staff
September 14, 2020

DeKALB — NIU announced Monday nine additional students and two additional employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, and 49 more students have recovered from COVID-19, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Monday, 72 students and three employees are currently COVID-19 positive.

The dashboard’s cumulative testing stats show a total of 177 Huskies who have tested positive for the coronavirus, and 102 Huskies have recovered.

As of Monday at 3:10 p.m., NIU is at 19.5% quarantine and isolation use, according to the dashboard. This is a 5.9% decrease from Friday.

Surveillance testing

NIU administered 385 COVID-19 tests during the week of Sept. 8 for surveillance testing. The positivity rate was 1.3%, with five recorded positive results, according to surveillance testing data.

Surveillance testing data is updated on the dashboard website every Monday, or on Tuesday if a holiday falls on a Monday.

NIU COVID-19 Helpline

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