The St. Thomas Law School, located in Minneapolis. A University of St. Thomas Law School student has tested positive for COVID-19 and is recovering, the university wrote in an email. (Photo courtesy of University Relations)
A University of St. Thomas Law School student has tested positive for COVID-19, the university announced in an email on Friday after receiving confirmation from the Minnesota Department of Health. The student is recovering.
“We have been assured, after an investigation by MDH, that this student has not been on campus since falling ill,” Executive Director for the Center for Well-Being Madonna McDermott wrote in an email.
The student last visited campus March 11 and had no symptoms until March 15, McDermott wrote. The law school was on spring break last week.
Those known to have been in contact with the student since the positive test have been told to self-quarantine.
“We are grateful for this individual’s self-awareness in staying home when sick and for reporting the condition,” McDermott wrote. “Please join me in praying for a speedy recovery for this student.”
The MDH has reported 3,856 tests and 115 positive cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota as of Friday. Forty-five of these cases are in Hennepin County and 16 are in Ramsey County.
“We continue to see cases rise across Minnesota and nationally and we will see more cases impacting our community,” McDermott wrote. “Future positive tests, therefore, will not necessarily result in a community-wide notification.”
Emily Haugen, Abby Sliva and Carly Noble contributed to this report.