2 additional students, 1 employee test positive for COVID-19

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Patrick Murphy

No additional COVID-19 cases, 4 students recover.

By Northern Star Staff
February 23, 2021

DeKALB — NIU announced Tuesday that two additional students and one employee has tested positive for the coronavirus, and six students have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Tuesday, 31 students and six employees are currently COVID-19 positive.

The dashboard’s cumulative testing statistics show a total of 772 Huskies that have tested positive for COVID-19, and 735 have recovered.

As of Tuesday at 3 p.m., NIU is at a 2.5% 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.