COVID-19 Dashboard
As of February 26, 2021
Numbers updated every Friday
Morris Students in Quarantine and Isolation
This dashboard shows the number of University of Minnesota Morris students utilizing campus quarantine and isolation spaces. This dashboard is updated weekly.
Notes
* To protect students' private health and identifying information, values greater than zero and less than 6 will not be displayed.
** To protect students' private health and identifying information, percentages greater than zero and less than 16 will not be displayed.
Glossary
Quarantine
Quarantine is used to keep someone who might have been exposed to COVID-19 and/or has COVID-19-like symptoms away from others.
Isolation
Isolation is used to separate people who have tested positive for COVID-19 from people who are not infected.
Minnesota Department of Health reported cases for the Morris campus
Student Positive Cases
Since August 1, 2020
Case Totals
- These data are collected by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) as part of routine infectious disease reporting. In Minnesota, case reporting is required by healthcare providers and laboratories.
- Case totals provided by MDH include those who were tested at area healthcare facilities.
- Individuals with positive COVID-19 test results reported to MDH are asked to voluntarily self-report their University of Minnesota Morris affiliation to be counted in these totals. Not all individuals who have an association with the University of Minnesota Morris may have disclosed their affiliation.
On Campus Activity During Window of Infectiousness and Contact Tracing
- All reported cases are interviewed by a public health representative to determine the infectious window period. They are also interviewed about their activities during that time to determine the need for contact tracing. Activities defined by MDH as “being on campus” include
- Working on campus,
- Attending any University sponsored event,
- Using any campus facility, or
- Visiting someone in campus housing.
- Persons in close contact with someone with COVID-19 (defined as closer than 6 feet for 15 minutes or more) are notified of exposure by public health representatives, asked to quarantine for 14 days, and are offered testing. Testing results, however, do not impact the need for quarantine.
Case Address Information
- Address data are collected at the time of testing and confirmed by public health representatives during an interview.
- MDH defines “living on campus” as self-reporting an address considered to be University-owned housing.
- Per our campus COVID-19 response plan, Health Service works with students to review their isolation and quarantine needs and to support adherence to public health precautions. Students in University housing are offered dedicated isolation and quarantine spaces as part of their housing contracts.