St. John Fisher College reports 52 COVID-19 cases since Oct. 10

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ittsford, N.Y. – St. John Fisher College says it has recorded 52 confirmed cases of COVID-19 over the past nine days.

That is one of the highest case totals seen at a local college since reporting began last month.

In a statement, the college says it detected a cluster in one of its dormitories, Dorsey Hall, with two-thirds of positive-testing resident students living there. The college says a large number of students have been quarantined or isolated off-campus.

School officials say they are seeing an increase in the virus that causes COVID in the wastewater in all of its residential areas; saliva surveillance in those areas continues. In that process, which takes between 24-48 hours, saliva samples are taken and tested for the virus that causes COVID. If they are present, students are required to undergo a COVID test.

Fisher’s uptick in positive cases comes after various clusters have been reported at other local colleges in recent weeks.

In early October, Nazareth College said it was monitoring a cluster that stemmed from an off-campus gathering. Last week, Keuka College announced it was temporarily suspending all on-campus operations following a triggering event at an off-campus gathering.

Case totals at other local colleges include the following:

  • SUNY Geneseo: 15
  • Nazareth College: 14
  • SUNY Brockport: 10
  • RIT: 6
  • University of Rochester: 1

via 13wham

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