The University of South Carolina reported 1,026 cases of COVID-19 in the past week according to the school’s reporting dashboard.
The school had a positivity rate among students and faculty of 26.3 percent.
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Shortly after opening its doors to students, the University of South Carolina has recorded 1,026 positive coronavirus tests and in the past week saw a test positivity rate among students and faculty of 26.3 percent, according to its COVID information dashboard.
Bob Caslen, president of the university, addressed the rising caseload in a Sept. 1 letter to the campus community.
“Our total number of active cases is larger than we expected at this point, and some student behavior off campus is both disappointing and unacceptable,” Caslen wrote. “We are confronting these realities and taking action.”
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Caslen said the school quarantined several Greek houses and suspended several students and student organizations over their role in organizing parties.
Despite the explosion in coronavirus cases, students continued to party tonight:
JUST IN: The scene tonight at TLC Sports Bar near Williams-Brice Stadium. Students say they’re going here because it’s just outside of Columbia city limits, and doesn’t have strict COVID safety guidelines. pic.twitter.com/1xpm9R1OTM
— News 4 (@SGTVNews4) September 4, 2020
The University of Georgia reported 821 cases of the virus last week.
— UGA (@universityofga) September 2, 2020
