STORRS — The University of Connecticut Monday said 18 new cases of COVID-19 had been found in the past 24 hours.
A majority of the cases were found in the student body. Seven of the new cases were among Storrs students living on campus, and another seven among students living off campus. One of the new cases was found among residential students at UConn’s Stamford campus.
The three remaining cases were among university employees, all of whom work on campus, according to the school’s dashboard.
As of Monday, 32 residential students at Storrs are in isolation, after either testing positive for the virus or developing symptoms. Since the spring semester began, 27 residential students have recovered and left isolation.
So far this semester, 18 off-campus students at Storrs have tested positive, along with two residential students at the Stamford campus.
Among employees, 167 have tested positive since the start of the academic year, according to UConn’s data.
Several colleges and universities have begun reporting cases as students return for the spring semester.
Western Connecticut State University in Danbury reported 11 new cases last week— four residential students, three commuter students and four faculty and staff members.
Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven reported 16 new cases last week, the majority among residential students and live-in staff, according the university’s database.
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