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UF quarantine dorms keep a low capacity through the Spring semester
By Manny Rea | Apr. 5As more students moved onto campus and registered for face-to-face classes, the university moved all of East Hall's residents out during the Fall to create an additional quarantine facility. However, the dorms have been used sparsely since January — East Hall hasn’t housed a single student this semester.
COVID-19 Update: UF cases constant at 1% positivity rate as vaccines open to affiliates on campus
By Manny Rea | Mar. 31Since March 22, 12 UF employees and 176 students have tested positive for the virus at on-campus locations. The week before, nine employees and 109 students tested positive.
COVID-19 Update: Weekly trends stay the same as the Spring semester nears it final month
By Manny Rea | Mar. 24Since March 15, nine UF employees and 109 students have tested positive for the virus at on-campus locations. Total positive tests amount to 9,270 since March 18, 2020 as of Monday.
COVID-19 Update: UF’s positivity rate and quarantine count experience slight rise after Spring lows
By Manny Rea | Mar. 17Since March 8, nine UF employees and 116 students have tested positive through on-campus sites. The week prior, 11 employees and 20 students tested positive.
More than 35 Alachua County Public School students and staff in quarantine
By Daniella Sevares | Mar. 17As of Tuesday afternoon, there are five active student cases and two active staff cases, representing students and staff who reported a positive test result to ACPS in the past 10 days.
Falling COVID-19 cases, rising vaccines and emerging variants approach the county one year later
By Manny Rea | Mar. 12With downward trending cases and increasing vaccine availability, things are finally starting to look up in Alachua County. But it comes after months of watching the number of cases and death toll rise. Here's how UF and Alachua County managed the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gainesville Fire Rescue gives out second round of vaccines at local homeless shelter
By Jiselle Lee | Mar. 12Gainesville Fire Rescue administered 17 second doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to its staff and members of the Gainesville emergency homeless shelter Wednesday morning.
One year later: UF students share views on the pandemic
By Jiselle Lee | Mar. 11Students have altered their lives to follow social distancing protocols, stressed over online classes and attended club meetings over Zoom. They missed packing Saturdays in The Swamp, crossing the stage in a cap and gown and spending Starbucks-fueled all-nighters in the library. A year later, UF students reflect on the impact of the past year. Some talk about their return to an empty campus, and others explain how their college memories have been confined to computer screens and kitchen tables.
COVID-19 Update: UF’s positivity rate under 1% for second week in a row
By Manny Rea | Mar. 10On Sunday, the university’s positive cases recorded since March 18 totaled 9,013. Aside from a new cumulative milestone, infection trends continue to fall.
More than 90 Alachua County Public School students and staff in quarantine
By Daniella Sevares | Mar. 10As of Tuesday afternoon, there are seven active student cases and five active staff cases, representing students and staff who have reported a positive test result to ACPS in the past 10 days. The district’s total enrollment is 26,667 students.
More than 235 Alachua County Public School students and staff in quarantine
By Daniella Sevares | Mar. 3As of Tuesday afternoon, there are 15 active student cases and three active staff cases, representing students and staff who have reported a positive test result to ACPS in the past 10 days.
UF’s seven-day average positivity rate falls below 1% for on-campus testing
By Manny Rea | Mar. 3On-campus quarantines hit the semester’s lowest occupancy at 99% availability on Tuesday. The number of people in quarantine continues to drop to new lows, with 283 isolations Monday, a decrease of 173 since last week.
COVID-19 Update: 169 UF-affiliates test positive in last week
By Manny Rea | Feb. 24UF’s COVID-19 cases for students and staff continue to fall in daily positive results and quarantines.
More than 250 Alachua County Public School students and staff in quarantine
By Daniella Sevares | Feb. 24There are 17 active student cases and four active staff cases as of Tuesday afternoon. These cases represent students and staff who have reported a positive test result to ACPS within the past 10 days.
CDC’s new mask guidelines not yet mandated at Florida universities
By Manny Rea | Feb. 17The CDC released a study on Feb. 10 on how double masking or improving fit can help prevent the spread of COVID-19. But, as of Tuesday, no masking updates have been made to UF, University of South Florida, Florida State University, University of Central Florida nor University of Miami policies.
COVID-19 Update: UF’s on-campus positive tests bottoms out at 1% weekly average
By Manny Rea | Feb. 17Since UF started tracking cases in March, 6,097 UF students and 1,364 employees have tested positive for COVID-19. In the last week, 113 students and 17 employees tested positive.
229 Alachua County Public School students and staff in quarantine
By Daniella Sevares | Feb. 17There are 15 active student cases and four active staff cases as of Tuesday afternoon. These cases represent students and staff who have reported a positive test result to ACPS within the past 10 days.
UF COVID-19 Update: Quarantine numbers drop to lowest record for Spring while total student cases pass 1,000
By Manny Rea | Feb. 10While UF's positivity rate may look minimal, there are still about 50 to 70 cases a day, Dr. Michael Lauzardo, the head of UF Health’s Screen, Test and Protect program, said Friday at a Ben Hill Griffin stadium vaccination event.
390 Alachua County Public School students and staff in quarantine
By Daniella Sevares | Feb. 10There are 33 active student cases and 10 active staff cases as of Tuesday afternoon. These cases represent students and staff who have reported a positive test result to ACPS within the past 10 days.
UF Health, Alachua County Department of Health mass vaccinate at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
By Manny Rea and Jack Prator | Feb. 8UF Health and the Alachua County Department of Health partnered to vaccinate 1,100 county residents at Ben Hill Griffin stadium Feb.5. The free vaccinations were by appointment only for Alachua County residents over the age of 65 who previously signed up through the health department.
