BREAKING: UNC-Chapel Hill converts to remote learning after reporting 135 new coronavirus cases within a week of starting classes for the fall semester, university announces.
The shift was announced within an hour of updated case counts being added on the school’s, which tracks metrics like tests conducted, positive cases, and isolation and quarantine capacity.
The dashboard Monday showed 135 new positive COVID-19 cases — 130 students and fives employees — for the week of Aug. 10 to Aug. 16. According to the university dashboard, the cumulative rate of positive COVID-19 test results at UNC-Chapel Hill is 10.6 percent — higher than the statewide rate of 7.5 percent. Among the 954 tests conducted the week of Aug. 10, 135 positives, or 13.6 percent, were reported. About 10 new cases were reported in prior weeks.
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