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

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By Northern Star Staff
February 16, 2021

DeKALB — NIU announced Tuesday that two additional students and one employee has tested positive for the coronavirus, and four students have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Tuesday, 33 students and six employees are currently COVID-19 positive.

The dashboard’s cumulative testing statistics show a total of 752 Huskies that have tested positive for COVID-19, and 713 have recovered.

As of Tuesday at 3 p.m., NIU is at a 4.3% quarantine and isolation use, a 0.6% decrease from Monday. 

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.