TCU reports 25 more students test positive for coronavirus
TCU has reported increased coronavirus numbers this week.
The university announced it now has 64 active cases of the coronavirus, up from 36 active cases last week. That includes 25 students who tested positive this week.
The university started offering students and employees free COVID-19 tests this week, although those results are not known yet. Test results take two to four days. A TCU spokesperson said a total of 543 people were tested on Monday and Tuesday at the on-campus testing site, although testing is open to the general public.
An exact number of how many TCU students and employees were tested is not known.
Of the 64 cases, eight have direct on-campus impact: three students, three employees and two contractors. The indirect cases include 54 students and two employees. The group of indirect cases includes students who may live outside the DFW area.
Direct impact is characterized as a person being on TCU’s campus within two days of symptom onset or receiving a positive test.
The school announced last week voluntary testing plans for students and employees, saying it partnered with the Texas Division of Emergency Management and Tarrant County Public Health to conduct the tests. The general public is also able to get tested there.
Tests are being given the rest of the week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Dee J. Kelly Alumni Center, 2820 Stadium Drive, on campus. More details and registration information for the tests is available on the school’s website.
TCU is having online-only classes this summer. It is expected to resume in-person classes for the fall semester, which is scheduled to start Aug. 17.
This story was originally published June 24, 2020 at 12:18 PM.
