The weekly common of COVID-19 circumstances per day for each college students and school continued a week-long decline via the weekend, with a mean of 39.29 circumstances per day reported Sunday compared to 48.43 final week. There are a complete of 122 people at the moment hospitalized for COVID-19 at U.Va. Well being.
There are 370 lively circumstances of COVID-19 inside the College neighborhood. Of the 370 circumstances, 230 are college students whereas 140 are members of the school and workers, per the College’s COVID-19 tracker.
Whereas college and workers circumstances of COVID-19 have steadily declined since peaking at a each day caseload of 96 Jan. 11, scholar circumstances of COVID-19 elevated from a current low of two new circumstances Jan. 16 to 35 new circumstances Friday.
The seven-day common positivity charge this weekend was 12.38 %, marking the seventh consecutive day with a mean positivity over 15 %. The seven-day common positivity charge amongst college and workers Monday — 14.78 % — stays barely increased than the 11.35 % charge for college students.
The seven-day common of people examined per day was 317.4 Sunday, with 51 exams administered Sunday and 37 administered Saturday. The seven-day common of people examined per day for college students stays greater than double that of school and workers, with college students averaging 222.7 exams per day in comparison with 94.7for college and workers. This quantity solely contains exams administered via U.Va. Well being or LetsGetChecked and doesn’t have in mind different exams.
Fifteen sufferers had been admitted to U.Va. Well being with COVID-19 Thursday, dropping the present whole of COVID-19 hospitalizations to 122. The seven-day common for brand spanking new hospitalizations as of Sunday was 18.29.
The College is at the moment at 4 % occupancy for isolation rooms, reserved for individuals who have examined constructive for COVID-19.
With the intention to return to residential studying, college students had been required to both submit proof of full COVID-19 vaccination with a booster shot or present documentation of an authorised medical or non secular exemption. Legal professional Common Jason Miyares issued an advisory opinion Friday holding that public universities can not mandate COVID-19 vaccination necessities for college students as a situation of enrollment. College President Jim Ryan addressed the opinion in a College-wide electronic mail Monday, including that the advisory opinion doesn’t maintain the identical pressure of legislation.
Over 99 % of scholars have already complied with the College’s vaccination necessities, Ryan stated, noting that College management determined to depart enrolled college students who haven’t but compiled with vaccine mandates.
“As a result of we’ve such a small variety of college students who haven’t but obtained the booster, we determined early final week – primarily based on the recommendation of our scholar affairs workforce – that we are going to not disenroll college students who haven’t but obtained their booster, however will proceed to encourage them to take action,” Ryan stated.
Following the earlier Jan. 14 deadline for college students and staff to submit both proof of vaccination or proof of a medical or non secular exemption, 99 % of scholars are totally vaccinated whereas 85 % of staff have obtained booster pictures.
Whereas the College beforehand required all college and workers to be totally vaccinated — and the College announced a booster requirement previous to the beginning of the spring semester, the College will no longer require college and workers to be vaccinated in opposition to COVID-19 as a situation of employment, per an electronic mail despatched Jan. 19 to College staff by College President Jim Ryan, Provost Liz Magill, Chief Operation Officer J.J. Davis and Okay. Craig Kent, government vice chairman for well being affairs.
Within the Blue Ridge Health District, 72.5 % of people have obtained not less than one dose of the vaccine and 65.9 % of people are totally vaccinated. Along with these totally vaccinated, 36.3 % have been vaccinated with a 3rd booster dose.
New public well being measures in impact this semester embody a short lived ban on all meals and drinks at College-affiliated occasions, a compulsory five-day isolation for individuals who check constructive for COVID-19 in accordance with up to date Middle for Illness Management steering and a continuation of the masks mandate for all indoor areas. College management will present an replace on these insurance policies by the top of the week.
Asymptomatic testing is at the moment positioned within the basement of Newcomb Corridor by appointment solely Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 8 a.m. via 4:30 p.m. and Wednesday 7:30 a.m. via 4:30 p.m. Asymptomatic worker testing is accessible on the Jefferson Park Medical Workplace Constructing on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 a.m. via 9 a.m. College students experiencing signs of COVID-19 ought to schedule testing via their HealthyHoos portal, whereas college members experiencing attainable COVID-19 signs ought to contact Worker Well being.
The College’s COVID-19 tracker is up to date each weekday at 4 p.m.
