1 additional student tests positive for COVID-19
A gloved hand holds a COVID-19 nasal swab test. While the IDPH still recommends that everyone get vaccinated and boosted, the IDPH has begun the use of a COVID-19 treatment drug.
October 20, 2021
DeKALB — NIU announced Wednesday that one additional student and no employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, and one student has recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Wednesday, seven students and no employees are currently COVID-19 positive.
The dashboard’s cumulative testing statistics show a total of 176 Huskies that have tested positive for COVID-19, and 169 have recovered since the semester began Aug. 23.