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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So UVA has reported 44 student cases in the last four days.  That seems higher than they would like obviously, but not spiking after they reported 58 on the 17th alone.  [/quote]

Not when you take into account they (under normal circumstances) have 33,300 people on campus: 25,000 students; 6,149 Administrators and 3,265 academics.  Also, they are engaging in the very expensive task of monitoring waste from the dorms to find cases before symptoms.  And they have cleared out the international students housing dorm to allow for 1550 beds should they need it for quarantine.  Not one student is yet at the UVA hospital, which is also right there.  President Ryan recently limited the size of student meet-ups on campus to no more than five people (6 feet apart); students and off-campus students have been told they should not have visitors or invite anyone to Charlottesville.  This will be enforced.  And all students will be required to wear masks at all times unless they are in their room, eating, or exercising outdoors or in accordance with the guidelines at one of the on-Grounds IM/Rec facilities. Students have even even been told when exercising, they should always keep a mask on hand in case you run into another person.  So I don't know what OP is talking about.  I think they are doing as best as they can under very trying and often changing circumstances.[/quote]

[b]Despite your long comment,[/b] I'm sure the spike around the 17th-18th was cause for concern which resulted in the new round of increased restrictions you mentioned.  There also seems to be some seasonality in UVA testing results, so the next couple of days may be interesting.  [/quote]

You have issues. That post  is short for DCUM and accurate.  As to the 17 and 18, there was a national spike those days.  https://www.google.com/search?q=United+States+cases+of+COVID+sept+17th&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS836US836&oq=U&aqs=chrome.0.69i59l3j69i57j0l2j46l2.2956j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8.  See also. https://www.axios.com/state-coronavirus-infection-records-dacd090e-3fa3-4e1b-9aa7-76e1a2690418.html/

And of course there will be "seasonality" in the college results and USA results because we are now moving into flu season and perhaps the second wave.  UVA is doing a fine job with trying to let the students back and having choice whether or not to attend class or do virtual.  Go pick on another school.[/quote]

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