COVID-19 UPDATE: 18 new cases last week, 87.6 vaccination rate

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Eighteen positive COVID-19 cases were reported by St. Thomas’ Center for Well-Being during the second week of classes.St. Thomas releases COVID-19 data every Monday, and it is available on the COVID-19 Dashboard which includes information about reporting positive cases and getting vaccinated.

Eighteen positive COVID-19 cases were reported by St. Thomas’ Center for Well-Being during the second week of classes.

Sixteen cases were students and two were employees. All 18 cases came from the St. Paul campus. The Center for Well-Being also reported that St. Thomas currently has an 87.6% vaccination rate.

As of September 20, 92% of university employees are vaccinated and 86.6% of students are vaccinated.

The Minnesota Department of Health reported as of September 16 that 3,372,740 Minnesotans have had at least one vaccine dose, and 3,193,314 have completed the vaccine series. 69.3% of Minnesotans age 18 and up have completed the vaccine series.

According to the COVID-19 Dashboard, the cases are within a manageable range and there is no evidence of transmission inside the classroom.

St. Thomas releases COVID-19 data every Monday, and it is available on the COVID-19 Dashboard which includes information about reporting positive cases and getting vaccinated.

Mae Macfarlane can be reached at Macf7507@stthomas.edu.