464 active COVID cases in the USU community

As of Nov. 17, there are over 400 active cases of COVID-19 in the Utah State University community.

436 cases are from the Logan Main campus. 49 cases were added to the main campus today.

Since USU began mass testing students following Utah Gov. Gary Herbert’s mandate last Sunday, USU has been adding between 50-70 cases daily to its total count.

According to USU President Noelle Cockett, thousands of students are being tested every day. Nearly 500 appointments were available to students on Nov. 11 during the trial run.

Cockett also said the university should expect to see more cases, as Halloween was only a few weeks ago and there was increased socialization between students.

USU Eastern also reported three new cases today, bringing their total to 18. USU Blanding has zero reported cases, and other statewide campuses have 10 active cases.

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