3 additional students test positive for COVID-19, 9 students recover

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3 additional students test positive for COVID-19.

By Northern Star Staff
February 24, 2021

DeKALB — NIU announced Wednesday that three additional students and one employee has tested positive for the coronavirus, and nine students have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Wednesday, 25 students and seven employees are currently COVID-19 positive.

The dashboard’s cumulative testing statistics show a total of 776 Huskies that have tested positive for COVID-19, and 744 have recovered.

As of Wednesday at 3 p.m., NIU is at a 3.7% quarantine and isolation use, a 1.2% increase 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.