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UGA finishes academic year strong with lowest number of COVID-19 cases to date 3 hours ago Reported cases are in the single digits for the first time The University of Georgia is ending the academic year on a high note, with the lowest number of COVID-19 cases recorded since the university began its testing program last August. Only seven cases were reported last week—five students and two staff members. No faculty cases were reported. Three of the cases were diagnosed through the University’s surveillance testing program.  A  total of 252 tests were administered at the Legion Field su...

Cases of COVID-19 at the University of Georgia returned to the low levels sustained throughout March after an uptick at the beginning of April. For the week of April 5 – 11, 33 cases were reported—a drop of 38 percent from the preceding week. Of those who reported positive tests through the DawgCheck system, 25 were students and eight were staff members. No faculty members tested positive. Surveillance tests were administered to 638 individuals at the Legion Field surveillance site and in a satellite location—the lowest number of participants since UGA initiated its testing pro...

UGA cases of COVID-19 climb while interest in surveillance testing wanes 9 hours ago After three consecutive weeks of consistently low reports, cases of COVID-19 at the University of Georgia have climbed back to the level recorded at the first of March: 53 cases versus 33 the previous week. Of those who reported positive tests through the DawgCheck system, 47 were students, five were staff members and one was a faculty member. Surveillance tests were administered to 846 individuals at the Legion Field surveillance site and in a satellite location—the lowest number of participants since UGA ...

Reports of COVID-19 at UGA plummet 5 days ago Reports of positive cases of COVID-19 at the University of Georgia dropped 30 percent over the previous week, with a total of 33 individuals reporting positive tests for March 8-14. The number sets a new record for the lowest amount recorded since UGA began surveillance testing in August. Of those who reported positive tests through the DawgCheck system, 26 were students and seven were staff members. No cases were reported among the faculty. Surveillance tests were administered to 1,565 individuals at the Legion Field surveillance site and in a sa...