Schools

Harvard Mumps: Four More Cases Confirmed

Six students at the university have now been confirmed to have the virus.

CAMBRIDGE, MA - Four more Harvard students were on Wednesday said to have been diagnosed with mumps, bringing the total number of cases to six at the university.

The students are in isolation, Harvard officials said. The university is working with city and state health officials.

The first two students to be diagnosed with mumps were at Harvard Divinity School, officials said Monday. There was no additional information on the four most recent cases.

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