COVID-19 Campus Update: September 17th | Today’s CU Boulder

Campus officials offer weekly updates throughout the fall semester Dashboard statistics Notes on positive cases, quarantine, contact tracking, mitigation measures, etc.

Additional information on self-quarantine

Isolation space

• As of Thursday morning, September 17, the university had 151 beds, using 267 beds available to campus residents who needed isolated space. Most of the reserved isolation space is on campus. The local hotel uses 16 spaces, and the university booked space for additional housing this year.
• The initial allocation of isolation space was a single occupancy. As the need for isolated space grows, universities will allocate space as double rooms.
• If the number of cases requires this action, the university will consider working with public health authorities to specify additional space for isolation.

Source of infection

• Last week September 10th update The inclusion of up-to-date information about what researchers have shown is the most common cause of the COVID-19 epidemic. With input from CU experts, the article was clarified with the following information:
  • COVID-19 is most likely to spread among people who are in close contact with each other through respiratory droplets when an infected person speaks, sneezes, or coughs. .. These droplets can be inhaled or fall into the mouth or nose of nearby people.
  • COVID-19 is usually transmitted by asymptomatic individuals.
  • Read more about research.

Dashboard

• CU boulder COVID-19 compatible dashboard Revised on Wednesday, September 16th, to provide historical data more easily and inform you in a new way that allows for automatic updates.
• The new format allows you to perform automatic updates when daily information about your test is reported. Dashboard information is typically updated by 8 am to reflect the test results from the previous day. Automation allows you to update your Friday test information on Saturday morning. The dashboard does not update on Monday morning because there are no on-campus tests on Saturday or Sunday.
• It may be updated regularly to reflect new information received.
• The new version contains information about the total number of public health inquiries that are the result of monitoring tests. Referrals reflect the number of cases referred to CU Boulder Medical Services for diagnostic testing.
• To best meet the needs of the community, dashboards continue to be checked for potential changes in the content provided and the way information is presented.

Reported outbreak

• by COVID-19 Outbreak Status Database, Boulder County reports a total of four outbreaks in Boulder dormitories and one outbreak in a CU-unrelated fraternity association.
• Boulder County Public Health is responsible for investigating potential off-campus issues, and the university works closely with the health sector.
• CU Boulder Medical Services can be used to provide medical advice and other services to students as needed, regardless of whether they live on campus or in a private residence off campus. The Fraternity and Sorority Life University office will keep in close contact with the affected branches and give members access to the services and support they need from the university.

New off-campus test site

• Boulder County Public Health Service opens Two free test sites available to everyone in Boulder County this week Someone who wants to test.
  • The 1205 Pleasant St. site is a walk-up, open from 9am to 3pm, 7 days a week, until September 30th.
  • The 2445 Stazio Dr. site is a drive-through, open from 9am to 3pm, 7 days a week, 2 October, but can be extended depending on the positive rate of the case.
• Residents do not have to have the symptoms to be tested.

Drainage monitoring

• Data from wastewater monitoring will continue to be part of the university’s approach to understanding the status of COVID-19 on campus.
• The use of wastewater monitoring as part of the overall monitoring strategy is adapted to the current increase in case numbers. At this time, COVID-19 levels in wastewater are still being monitored, but outreach to specific halls has shifted as we have expanded our housing testing capacity to test all housing students once a week. ..
• Researchers managing this effort look for signs that the current schedule of weekly tests for campus residents needs to be expanded.

Contact tracking

• The campus contact tracing team works on weekdays and weekends to follow up on positive cases and fully reach out to those who may have been in close contact with infected individuals.
• For most individuals contacted by the contact tracking team, immediate testing is not recommended if the contact person is asymptomatic and does not meet the criteria of exposure. For asymptomatic individuals with confirmed exposure to infected individuals, it is recommended to complete the COVID-19 test 7 days after known exposure. This delay represents the time it takes for a potential infection to be detected through the test.

Student behavior

• The Student Code of Conduct has been updated to include the requirement for students to follow public health instructions.
• The Student Behavior and Conflict Resolution Office will begin issuing provisional exclusions from the campus, or exclusions from most of the campus for dormitory students, if suspected of violating a public health order. When deciding on sanctions for persons found to be in breach of a student’s code of conduct, behavioral observers consider the severity and severity of the breach. A strong recommendation for students to quarantine is when sanctions are taken when the student is found to be responsible for violating the public health order, especially when the student is hosting a large hospital. Gatherings and parties are factors that we consider to increase the reputation of seriousness and maliciousness.
• The Dean of Students (ADOS) met with about 50 students this semester from the 10 homes that Boulder police warned. One landlord refuses to provide tenant information and five landlords are not responding to outreach. When tenant information becomes available, ADOS will contact the annoying mitigation property.
• The Student Behavior and Conflict Resolution Office (SCCR) received about 12 subpoenas on Monday, September 14, where students violated public health order. This means that the number of students going through the process of implementing public health or noise violations associated with junk parties has increased to about 67 students. SCCR prioritizes these cases.
• As reported in Update to the president’s campusAs of Tuesday, September 15, a total of 422 students were referred to the SCCR for violating public health order. This includes on-campus residents and off-campus students.

City action

• In response to the increasing number of COVID-19 cases, the city of Boulder has issued a mandatory self-quarantine order for the University Hill duplex.
• The property repeatedly engages in activities that violate public health orders.
• Read more about the city order..