Twenty positive COVID-19 cases were reported by St. Thomas’ Center for Well-Being during the week ending Feb. 11.

Nineteen of the cases came from the St. Paul campus with one positive case coming from the Minneapolis campus. Fifteen cases were students and five were employees.

As of Feb. 11, the Center for Well-Being reported a 91.9% university-wide vaccination rate with a 95.7% rate among employees and a 90.9% rate among students.

Due to declining COVID-19 infections, St. Thomas’ two-week cautious period ended on Feb. 14; all meetings, events and gatherings can now resume with in-person options. Serving food and beverages at in-person gatherings is also allowed again.

The COVID-19 dashboard reports that there is no evidence of classroom or lab transmission. The university reminded students that face coverings are required indoors and also encouraged booster vaccinations.

The Minnesota Department of Health reported on Feb. 13 that 74.2% of Minnesotans 5 years and older have at least one vaccine dose and 69.7% have completed the vaccine series; 77.9% of Minnesotans 18 and older have completed the vaccine series.

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

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