89% Students Vaccinated, Chapman University Coronavirus Cases Bloom As Classes Resume

Chapman University Coronavirus Cases Bloom As Classes Resume

BY Ashley Ludwig

9/03/2021

ORANGE COUNTY, CA —Students are back in the classroom at Chapman University in Orange County this week and 200 of them have been infected with the coronavirus, the school says. Hundreds are in isolation as officials attempt to figure out the cause.

© Chapman University Photo, Courtesy 221 cases of coronavirus were reported at Chapman University in-person students this week.

According to reports from KTLA5, roommates are being isolated and students are being moved around the school as the cause for the outbreak is sought. Zoom classes are being offered for students who are being quarantined, they say.

One student reported to the media that they have seen students get a text and leave a class as they were notified of coronavirus exposure.

KTLA reports that the university tested almost 1,000 students Wednesday, and received a positivity rate of 6.9 percent at the school.

The university reported that 89 percent of its students were vaccinated.

See the full KTLA report.

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Nearly 100 Positive COVID-19 Tests Linked to Illinois Summer Camp

6/29/2021

QUINCY, Ill. (WGEM/CNN) – Nearly 100 teenagers and staff tested positive for COVID-19 after attending a church camp in rural Illinois.

‘The Crossing Camp’ was held in mid-June in Rushville. While majority of the campers and staff were eligible for the vaccine, Illinois Department of Health officials said few had been inoculated.

The health department said the camp did not require masks indoor. At least one young adult was hospitalized as a result of the outbreak.

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