1 additional student tests positive for COVID-19, 1 student recovers

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

By Northern Star Staff

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

The dashboard’s cumulative testing statistics show a total of 817 Huskies that have tested positive for COVID-19, and 808 have recovered.

As of Thursday at 3 p.m., NIU is at a 1.2% quarantine and isolation use, same as Wednesday.