Hunter
08/24/20
The University of Iowa announced 111 students and employees self-reported they have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past week.
The Daily Iowan reports that the school released the first numbers of positive COVID-19 on campus in a university-wide email Monday morning, after previously announcing that case counts would be released every Friday starting August 28th.
Nineteen students are currently in quarantine in the residence halls, and eight are in isolation.
Students who are also employees are only included as students in the case counts to avoid double-counting.
The announcement comes as in-person classes begin for the first time since March, and as widespread reports of students jamming downtown establishments and having large neighborhood parties were reported over the past two weekends.
