9 more students test positive for COVID-19, 8 students recover

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Three students and no employees test positive for COVID-19.

By Northern Star Staff
December 1, 2020

DeKALB — NIU announced Tuesday that nine additional students and one employee has tested positive for the coronavirus, and eight students have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Tuesday, 40 students and 10 employees are currently COVID-19 positive.

The dashboard’s cumulative testing statistics show a total of 564 Huskies that have tested positive for COVID-19, and 514 have recovered.

As of  Tuesday at 3:00 p.m., NIU is at 5.5%  quarantine and isolation use, this is a 1.8% increase from Monday.

COVID-19 Screen Checklist

The NIU COVID-19 Helpline has been replaced by an online checklist. Students, faculty or staff who test positive, are exposed to or experience COVID-19 symptoms are required to complete the checklist. Additional guidance will be given via email upon completion of the checklist.