Coronavirus In CT: ECSU Faculty Member Tests Positive

WILLIMANTIC, CT — A faculty member at staff at Eastern Connecticut State University has tested positive for COVID-19, the school announced Sunday.

"The University has been advised that a faculty member has tested positive for the COVID-19 Coronavirus. Federal health privacy law prohibits the University from releasing the name of the person involved.

We ask all students, faculty, and staff to continue to self-monitor their own health while practicing social distancing and healthy personal hygiene as outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention..."

It is not clear when the faculty member was tested. The school's spring break began last week.