Reports of COVID-19 at UGA down again
January 27, 2021
Reports of positive cases of COVID-19 among faculty, staff and students at the University of Georgia continued to decline last week, falling nearly 30 percent from the previous week. In addition, the positivity rate for surveillance testing dropped as well.
A total of 2,407 tests were administered at the Legion Field surveillance site and in pop-up locations that included high-traffic areas on campus. Of those tested, 60 yielded positive results for a positivity rate of 2.49 percent.
Overall, 190 individuals reported positive tests through the DawgCheck system for January 18 – 24. Of those, 135 were students, 50 were staff, and five were faculty members.