SIUE will mandate COVID-19 testing for spring semester
School spending $1.4M for service
Scott Marion, smarion@hearst.com
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Mandatory COVID-19 testing for students, faculty and staff on campus is part of the spring semester plan at SIUE.Tyler Pletsch | Intelligencer file photoShow MoreShow Less
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EDWARDSVILLE For Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, the key to a successful return for the spring semester is all about COVID-19 testing.
SIUE’s plans for the spring semester include implementing mandatory COVID-19 testing for students, faculty and staff on campus and hiring contact tracers.
The spring semester will start on Tuesday, Jan. 19, with University Housing beginning operations on Jan. 14.
Latest coronavirus numbers in Oneida County
Oneida County reported 179 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, bringing the county’s total to 8,150 after two positive cases were removed from the previous total, officials said. Two of the new cases involve nursing home residents.
Another death also was reported, bringing the county’s total to 178.
The county has 3,946 active cases, with 4,026 having been resolved.
There are 121 patients hospitalized in Oneida County, with 100 in the Mohawk Valley Health System and 21 at Rome Memorial Hospital. Fifteen of the patients are nursing home residents. Thirteen patients are hospitalized outside the county.
There are 3,946 people in mandatory isolation and another 2,588 in mandatory quarantine.