324 COVID cases at USU, new testing center in the works

There are currently 324 active cases of Coronavirus in the Utah State University community. In response to several outbreaks on the Logan Main campus, USU is also setting up a new center for on-campus testing.

Early next week, USU will announce its plans to use Maverik Stadium as a testing center, according to USU public information officer Emilie Wheeler.

“We are still working out some of the details,” Wheeler said. “However, this upcoming week, or the week after, we will start using the stadium.”

Wheeler added that they are currently doing limited testing at Maverik Stadium. If students have COVID-19 symptoms  and fill out the university’s online questionnaire they can still go to the stadium to get tested, she said.

However, she also said they will not be announcing anything official until they have the ability to host more people.

Since the the semester began on Aug. 31, USU has seen 553 active cases in its community. At the moment, there are 111 active on-campus cases, 192 off-campus cases, three faculty members and 18 staff members who have tested positive.

One thing to note, not all 111 on-campus cases represent Logan Main campus. According to Wheeler, the on-campus counts represent Logan Main, USU Eastern in Price, Utah and USU Blanding in Blanding, Utah.

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