Twelve undergraduates tested positive this week, with a positivity rate .66 percent on Thursday—a drop nearly 3 percent drop from last week.
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Last Week’s Positivity Rate Jumps as BC Fixes Reporting Error
Boston College conducted 596 fewer undergraduate tests last week than it initially reported it had done on Saturday. BC changed the number of undergraduate tests conducted last week from 2,647 to 2,051 on Tuesday afternoon “to correct a data error,” the University’s COVID-19 dashboard said.
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Commonwealth to Take the Lead on BC Contact Tracing, Baker Says
Massachusetts authorities will take the lead on contact tracing at Boston College in an attempt to stop the spread of the disease after the number of COVID-19 cases increased at the University last week.
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As Number of Positive Cases Climbs, BC Reminds Students of ‘No Party’ Policy
Boston College has reported 21 additional cases of COVID-19 among undergraduates since Thursday. The positivity rate for undergraduates tested last week dropped from 3.75 percent on Thursday to 2.5 percent on Saturday, according to BC’s COVID-19 dashboard.
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COVID-19 Positivity Spikes Among Undergraduates, Swimming and Diving Team Affected
The COVID-19 positivity rate for Boston College undergraduates tested this week is 3.75 percent as of Thursday, according to BC’s COVID-19 dashboard. Forty-six undergraduates have tested positive out of the 1,228 tested so far this week. Sixty-eight undergraduates are in isolation as of Thursday after testing positive for COVID-19. Twenty-eight are in isolation housing, and...
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Three Additional Undergraduates Test Positive As of Tuesday
Three additional undergraduates tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 109 who were tested this week, according to BC’s COVID-19 dashboard.
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COVID-19 Positivity Rate Continues Rising Over Weekend
The COVID-19 positivity rate for Boston College undergraduates tested this past week rose to 0.63 percent on Sunday from .57 percent on Friday, according to BC’s COVID-19 dashboard. BC reported 652 more undergraduate tests with six more positives from Friday to Sunday. The dashboard said on Sunday afternoon that 24 undergraduates tested positive during the...
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BC Clubs Adapt to COVID-19 Pandemic with Virtual Involvement Fair
In a typical year, Boston College students pack between rows of tables lining Stokes Lawn for the annual Student Involvement Fair on the first Friday of classes. As the students move through each row, representatives from BC’s more than 200 student organizations try to recruit them—shoving flyers into their hands and shouting reasons passing students...
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Undergraduate COVID-19 Positivity Rate Rises As BC Transitions Into Random Testing
This week’s numbers include students still arriving on campus, students from high-risk places, and asymptomatic surveillance testing.
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UGBC Administration’s Decision to Eliminate ULA Garners Criticism
The decision to scrap UGBC’s freshman mentorship program has come under fire from various students affiliated with the student government.
