1 additional student tests positive for COVID-19, 3 students recover

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

By Northern Star Staff
January 27, 2021

DeKALB — NIU announced Wednesday that one additional student and no employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, and three students have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Wednesday, 31 students and seven employees are currently COVID-19 positive.

The dashboard’s cumulative testing statistics show a total of 688 Huskies that have tested positive for COVID-19, and 650 have recovered.

As of Wednesday at 3 p.m., NIU is at a 3.1% quarantine and isolation use, a 0.6% decrease from Tuesday.

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.