Colby-Sawyer outbreak grows
Modified: 3/15/2021 10:08:07 PM
NEW LONDON Colby-Sawyer College extended its remote learning period and entered a “modified stay-in-place phase” on Monday amid a growing outbreak of COVID-19, according to an announcement on the school’s website.
The outbreak at Colby-Sawyer grew over the weekend to include a total of 57 active student cases as of Sunday, nearly twice the number the college reported on Friday, according to the school’s COVID-19 dashboard. The college, which first moved to remote learning on Friday, also had nearly 100 people in quarantine, including 81 on campus in New London.
“… Many of those who have tested positive this week are experiencing mild-to-significant symptoms,” said Gregg Mazzola, the school’s vice president for marketing and communications, in the announcement sent to students on Saturday.
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The outbreak of COVID-19 at the Vermont prison in Newport is continuing with 21 new cases.
On Monday, the Department of Corrections reported 19 new cases among inmates at the Northern Vermont Correctional Facility and two among staff members.
There are currently 37 positive inmate cases and six positive staff cases at the facility.
The department says 100 inmates who had previously been infected have recovered and have been cleared to leave isolation. Four staff are expected to be medically cleared early this week.
Corrections Commissioner Jim Baker says all the positive cases came from one unit and officials are working to mitigate the spread of the virus.
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