2 more students test positive for COVID-19, 4 students recover

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A mask is taped to NIU’s Olive Goyle statue next to Altgeld Hall. NIU has made changes to mask guidelines on campus, following Pritzker’s plan to lift mandates.

By Northern Star Staff

DeKALB — NIU announced Wednesday that two additional students and no employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, and four students have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Wednesday, 38 students and seven employees are currently COVID-19 positive.

The dashboard’s cumulative testing statistics show a total of 566 Huskies that have tested positive for COVID-19, and 521 have recovered.

As of  Wednesday at 3:00 p.m., NIU is at 5.5%  quarantine and isolation use, the same as Tuesday.