Cases of the coronavirus continue to be found on university campuses in Delaware. Officials at the state’s biggest school think the problem is off-campus gatherings.
As of Friday, the University of Delaware had reported 185 cases of the coronavirus among students and staff in Newark since the end of August. These cases came from a mix of asymptomatic testing by UD, testing through the school’s student health services, and off-campus testing such as through urgent care clinics.
So far the school has conducted fewer than 2,000 tests on asymptomatic students, including some chosen randomly, those who may have been exposed to the virus, and student athletes.
UD spokesperson Andrea Boyle Tippett says the school believes transmission of the virus is happening at off-campus gatherings, rather than through on-campus interactions.