Durham Reporter

Duke University issued the following announcement on Oct. 4.

Duke University’s comprehensive COVID-19 testing program received results from 14,554 tests administered to students, faculty and staff from September 26 – October 2, 2020. In total, there were 20 positive results – ten undergraduate students, five graduate/professional students and five faculty/staff. The positivity rate for this period was 0.137%.

Summary:

In this period:

• 12,657 surveillance tests were administered to asymptomatic students with ten positive results, all undergraduates.  The individuals who tested positive, live in different locations and have different courses of study.
• 121 tests were administered to students who reported symptoms or were identified through contact tracing with five positive results, all of whom were graduate/professional students. All students who tested positive are now in isolation. Three students who had previously tested positive were cleared to return to campus.
• 214 gateway/baseline tests were administered to students starting programs at Duke with no positive results.
• Tests administered to student-athletes are included in the surveillance category.
• 1,562 tests were administered to faculty/staff; 1,422 surveillance tests yielded one positive result, and 140 tests to symptomatic or contact traced individuals had four positive results. All of those individuals are isolating at home. Information from contact tracing indicates that transmission took place in the community and not at the workplace for all five individuals.  Four staff/faculty members who had been in isolation were cleared to return to normal activities.

 

Overall:

• Duke has administered 72,470 tests to students, faculty, and staff since August 2 and has recorded 95 positive results; 70 of those individuals have been cleared to return to normal activity.
• This week, a total of 14,079 tests were administered through the surveillance program.

Original source can be found here.