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

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

By Northern Star Staff
January 15, 2021

DeKALB — NIU announced Friday that four additional students and no employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, and two students have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Friday, 34 students and two employees are currently COVID-19 positive.

The dashboard’s cumulative testing statistics show a total of 646 Huskies that have tested positive for COVID-19, and 610 have recovered.

As of Friday at 3 p.m., NIU is at a 7.4% quarantine and isolation use, a 0.6% decrease from Thursday. 

What to do if you test positive

Faculty, staff and students are to complete the COVID-19 Checklist if diagnosed with COVID-19, have symptoms of COVID-19 or have been exposed to someone diagnosed with COVID-19.