1st Coronavirus Case Reported At Quinnipiac University

HAMDEN, CT — Quinnipiac University has reported its first case of the coronavirus on campus. The first confirmed case of COVID-19 was in the tests results from Sept. 9 to Sept. 16, according to data on the university’s website.

NBC Connecticut reports a commuter student, who lives at home with family, tested positive for the coronavirus and is self-isolating at home. The student is asymptomatic, according to school officials.

Out of the 2,278 tests performed and results available from Sept. 9 to Sept. 16, there was one positive COVID-19 case for a positive test rate of 0.04 percent, according to data release by Quinnipiac.

Overall, since Aug. 5, there have been 9,968 tests performed for a positive test rate of 0.01 percent.

Quinnipiac’s current risk level is “Green,” which is low risk and states “few positive cases and transmission is controlled through isolation and quarantine.”

Quinnipiac is operating on a hybrid model of instruction, with both in-person and remote learning.

Read more at NBC Connecticut here and the Quinnipiac University website here.