Seven positive COVID-19 cases were reported by St. Thomas’ Center for Well-Being during the week ending Feb. 25.

Five cases came from the St. Paul campus and two came from the Minneapolis campus; six were students and one was an employee.

Due to falling infection rates and changes to city and CDC guidelines, masks are no longer required in some campus spaces as of Feb. 26. Masks are still required in classrooms, labs, the St. Thomas shuttle and the Center for Well-Being.

Those who still need or choose to wear a mask may continue to do so. The university asks that the community respect those who choose to wear masks and recommends that everyone keep a mask on-hand.

“The situation around COVID-19 can change rapidly,” the University Action and Response Team wrote in a Feb. 25 statement. “We will continue to monitor the situation and cases in our area and adjust requirements accordingly.”

UART also encouraged the community to get a booster shot and to self-report positive COVID-19 test results.

As of Feb. 21, the Center for Well-Being reported a 92.2% university-wide vaccination rate with a 95.8% rate among employees and a 91.2% rate among students.

The Minnesota Department of Health reported on Feb. 24 that 74.4% of Minnesotans 5 years and older have at least one vaccine dose and 70.1% have completed the vaccine series; 78.1% 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 protocol updates and information about reporting positive cases and getting vaccinated.

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