Twelve positive COVID-19 cases were reported by St. Thomas’ Center for Well-Being during the week ending April 8.

Eight cases came from the St. Paul campus and four came from the Minneapolis campus; eight were students and four were employees

The Center for Well-Being has seen a slight uptick in positive cases over the past few weeks but states there is no evidence of classroom transmission and that the numbers have “remained steady and well below previous highs from the semester.”

Beyond the university’s vaccine requirements, St. Thomas encourages the community to get boosted. Anyone exposed to COVID-19 who is not boosted is required to quarantine according to health guidelines.

On March 29, the FDA approved a second booster dose for people aged 50 and older and for other high-risk populations.

Masks are no longer required in some campus spaces, but they are still required in classrooms, labs, the St. Thomas shuttle and the Center for Well-Being and the university recommends that everyone keep a mask on-hand.

As of April 11, the Center for Well-Being reported a 92.3% university-wide vaccination rate with a 95.9% rate among employees and a 91.4% rate among students.

The Minnesota Department of Health reported on April 10 that 66.3% of Minnesotans have completed the vaccine series and 45.9% are up to date with their vaccine.

St. Thomas releases COVID-19 data every Monday on the COVID-19 dashboard, which also offers protocol updates and information about reporting positive cases and getting vaccinated.

Lauren Price can be reached at lauren.price@stthomas.edu.