UCF’s weekly dashboard update shows 75 new positive COVID-19 cases, with 40 of the positive tests being reported by UCF’s on-campus testing site.
Additionally, students self-reported 34 positive tests and one faculty or staff member self-reported a positive test between Aug. 29 and Saturday, the dashboard shows.
UCF said in a Tuesday statement that nearly half of the cases reflected in this week’s update were identified through contact tracing.
Knight News has not obtained records to independently verify this data.
From the start of the pandemic through Saturday, the university has been made aware of 829 total cases both on and off campus. Knight News previously confirmed with UCF the first reported case was on March 10.
- Positive student tests = 411
- The dashboard indicates a total of 411 tests reported through Saturday that have been ordered by and reported directly to Student Health Services through UCF’s testing partner, Aventus Biolabs.
- 40 new positive COVID-19 cases — last week, the dashboard showed 371 student positive cases.
- Positive move-in cases = 163
- The dashboard shows 163 move-in positive cases reported between Aug. 4 and Saturday. Resident assistants and students began moving into campus housing on Aug. 4. A COVID-19 test is required before checking in — 163 out of 5,925 were positive, a positivity rate of 2.75%.
- No new positive move-in positive cases.
- Positive self-reported student cases = 136
- The dashboard indicates a total of 136 positive COVID-19 cases that students self-reported to UCF from the start of the pandemic through Saturday.
- 34 new positive COVID-19 cases — last week, the dashboard showed 102 self-reported student positive cases.
- Positive self-reported faculty and staff = 119
- The dashboard indicates a total of 119 positive COVID-19 cases that faculty and staff members self-reported to UCF from the start of the pandemic through Saturday.
- 1 new positive COVID-19 case — last week, the dashboard showed 118 self-reported faculty and staff cases.
Last week, UCF’s dashboard showed that a total of 754 positive COVID-19 cases had been reported to the university since the start of the pandemic.
In the week ending on Aug. 22, the dashboard showed 727 positive COVID-19 cases reported to the university since the start of the pandemic.
In the week ending on Aug. 15, UCF’s dashboard showed 632 total cases reported to the university since March 10.
UCF first unveiled its new dashboard on Aug. 12, which showed a total of 540 total cases reported to the university since the start of the pandemic.
“We encourage students, faculty and staff to report any positive tests to us, whether or not you have been on or plan to go to any of our campuses,” the dashboard reads.
On Saturday, UCF officials sent out an email to the Greek community alerting members that two houses in Greek Park were placed under quarantine.
Florida’s COVID-19 Data and Surveillance Dashboard shows UCF’s zip code of 32816 with 103 cases.
Florida’s COVID-19 Data and Surveillance Dashboard shows the neighboring zip codes with the listed case counts:
- Positive cases in the zip code self reported as being 32817, residents of Longwood, Orlando or Union Park = 688.
- Positive cases in the zip code self reported as being 32865, residents of Oviedo = 1,153.
- Positive cases in the zip code self reported as being 32826, residents of Orlando= 560.
To report positive tests, ask questions about symptoms or to request a telehealth visit to be screened for possible testing, call UCF’s COVID Line at 407-823-2509.
Edit: Additional information pertaining to contact tracing, as well as the total number of tests administered this week and since April 5, has been included and the necessary changes have been reflected.
