1 more employee tests positive for COVID-19, 2 students recover

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Patrick Murphy

Mission shows students how to properly wear a face mask.

By Northern Star Staff
March 19, 2021

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

The dashboard’s cumulative testing statistics show a total of 810 Huskies that have tested positive for COVID-19, and 805 have recovered.

As of Friday at 3 p.m., NIU is at a 0% quarantine and isolation use, the same as 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.