CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced Monday it would be suspending all undergraduate instruction to switch to remote learning effective Wednesday.
It comes after several clusters were reported associated with the university in the span of a week.
The university said from August 10 through August 16, the COVID-19 positivity rate at Campus Health rose from 2.8% to 13.6% and as of Monday morning, 954 students had been tested with 177 in isolation and 349 in quarantine. That accounts for both students on and off-campus.
In response to this, undergraduate in-person instruction is shifting to remote learning starting August 19. Courses in graduate, professional or health affairs schools will continue as they are or as directed by the individual schools.
"We know that these trends aren’t just affecting our campus: they have escalated the concerns of our neighbors, co-workers and friends in and around the Chapel Hill and Carrboro communities," university officials said in a statement. "The health and well-being of the good people of our greater Carolina community are just as important to us as that of our students, faculty and staff."
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