UPDATE: This article was published on Nov. 16 and updated on Nov. 19 with new information provided by UCF regarding the number of tests and faculty random testing. The article previously said Knight News was awaiting clarification.
UCF’s COVID-19 dashboard shows 136 new positive cases, and Knight News has learned faculty teaching on-campus classes were targeted for random COVID-19 testing.
UCF spokesman Chad Binette said 241 student tests were administered by UCF’s on-campus testing site and 44 tests were positive for COVID-19, which is about a 18.3% positivity rate.
Binette said 45 faculty members were tested during the random selection and no positives were reported. The testing site administered a total of 286 COVID-19 tests — including the faculty tests, the positivity rate is about 15.4%.
Knight News previously reported the increase in self-reported faculty and staff positive COVID-19 cases recorded in the last two weekly updates.
Students self-reported 80 positive COVID-19 tests, and faculty and staff self-reported 12 positive tests between Nov. 8 and Saturday, the dashboard shows. Knight News has not obtained records to independently verify this data.
Knight News has obtained the positivity rate data for student tests administered on-campus for the last eight weeks — the positivity rate only accounts for tests administered by UCF’s on-campus testing site and not other results submitted to the university.
Nov. 8 to Nov. 14:
- Positivity rate approximately 18.3%.
- 241 tests administered to students.
- 44 student tests positive for COVID-19.
- Faculty teaching on-campus classes randomly selected.
- 45 faculty selected for random testing,
- Binette said there were no positive faculty tests during the random selection.
Nov. 1 to Nov. 7:
- Positivity rate approximately 23.3%.
- 240 tests administered.
- 56 tests positive for COVID-19.
- No random testing occurred.
Oct. 25 to Oct. 31:
- Positivity rate approximately 9.1%.
- 407 tests administered.
- 37 tests positive for COVID-19.
- On-campus residents in dorms randomly selected.
Oct. 18 to Oct. 24:
- Positivity rate approximately 17.3%.
- 388 tests administered.
- 67 tests positive for COVID-19.
- No random testing occurred.
Oct. 11 to Oct. 17:
- Positivity rate approximately 24.3%.
- 333 tests administered.
- 81 tests positive for COVID-19.
- On-campus residents in dorms randomly selected.
Oct. 4 to Oct. 10:
- Positivity rate approximately 40.1%.
- 379 tests administered.
- 152 tests positive for COVID-19.
- No random testing occurred.
Sept. 27 to Oct. 3:
- Positivity rate approximately 14.7%.
- 204 tests administered.
- 30 tests positive for COVID-19.
- No random testing occurred.
Sept. 20 to Sept. 26:
- Positivity rate approximately 11.5%.
- 358 tests administered.
- 41 tests positive for COVID-19.
- Students who reside in on-campus Greek housing were randomly selected.
From the start of the pandemic through Saturday, the university has been made aware of 2,100 total cases, both on and off campus. Knight News previously confirmed with UCF the first reported case was on March 10.
- Positive student tests = 1,001
- The dashboard indicates a total of 1,001 tests reported through Saturday that have been ordered by and reported directly to Student Health Services through UCF’s testing partner, Aventus Biolabs.
- 44 new positive COVID-19 cases — last week, the dashboard showed 957 student positive cases.
- This data also includes results from the random testing that UCF began on Sept. 21.
- 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 was 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 = 752
- The dashboard indicates a total of 752 positive COVID-19 cases that students self-reported to UCF from the start of the pandemic through Saturday.
- 80 new positive COVID-19 cases — last week, the dashboard showed 672 self-reported student positive cases.
- Positive self-reported faculty and staff = 184
- The dashboard indicates a total of 184 positive COVID-19 cases that faculty and staff members self-reported to UCF from the start of the pandemic through Saturday.
- 12 new positive COVID-19 cases — last week, the dashboard showed 172 self-reported faculty and staff cases.
November
For the week ending on Nov. 14, the dashboard showed the second consecutive week of record self-reported faculty and staff cases with 13 positive for COVID-19.
There were also 130 new positive COVID-19 cases in the update — 56 of the positive tests were reported by UCF’s on-campus testing site and 61 students self-reported positive tests during the week of Nov. 7 to Nov. 14.
October
For the week ending on Oct. 31, the dashboard showed the highest number of self-reported faculty or staff cases in a weekly update with 10 new positive tests.
There were also a total of 107 new positive COVID-19 cases, with 37 of the positive tests reported by UCF’s on-campus testing site between Oct. 25 and Oct. 31.
For the week ending on Oct. 24, the dashboard showed the highest number of self-reported student cases in a weekly update with 110 new positive tests.
There were a total of 183 new positive COVID-19 cases reported, with 67 of the positive tests reported by UCF’s on-campus testing site. Faculty or staff members self-reported six positive tests between Oct. 18 and Oct. 24.
For the week ending on Oct. 17, the dashboard update showed 116 new positive COVID-19 cases, with 81 of the positive tests being reported by UCF’s on-campus testing site.
Students self-reported 33 positive tests and two faculty or staff members self-reported positive tests between Oct. 11 and Oct. 17.
For the week ending on Oct. 10, the dashboard update showed 218 new positive COVID-19 cases, with 152 of the positive tests being reported by UCF’s on-campus testing site.
Students self-reported 61 positive tests and five faculty or staff members self-reported positive tests between Oct. 4 and Oct. 10 — the update marked the highest recorded case count in a weekly update since UCF has recorded COVID-19 numbers.
For the week ending on Oct. 3, the dashboard showed 95 new positive COVID-19 cases, with 30 of the positive tests being reported by UCF’s on-campus testing site.
Students self-reported 57 positive tests and eight faculty or staff members self-reported positive tests between Sept. 26 and Oct. 3, the dashboard shows.
September
For the week ending on Sept. 26, the dashboard showed 94 new positive COVID-19 cases, with 41 of the positive tests being reported by UCF’s on-campus testing site. The 41 positive tests included results from the random COVID-19 testing of 100 students that reside in on-campus Greek life housing, which UCF began on Sept. 21.
For the week ending on Sept. 19, UCF’s dashboard showed 95 new positive COVID-19 cases, with 37 of the positive tests being reported by UCF’s on-campus testing site from the start of the pandemic through Sept. 19.
For the week ending on Sept. 12, UCF’s dashboard showed that 97 new cases were reported and a total of 926 positive COVID-19 cases had been reported to the university since the start of the pandemic through Sept. 12.
For the week ending on Sept. 5, UCF’s dashboard showed that 75 new cases were reported and a total of 829 positive COVID-19 cases had been reported to the university since the start of the pandemic through Sept. 5.
August
For the week ending on Aug. 29, 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 through the week ending on Aug. 29.
For the week ending on Aug. 22, the dashboard showed 727 positive COVID-19 cases reported to the university since the start of the pandemic.
For 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.
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.
Check back with Knight News for updates.
