Unlike UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State, Duke keeping coronavirus at bay
As N.C. State University and UNC-Chapel Hill face challenges with a growing number of coronavirus infections on their campuses, Duke University is, so far, having a much better outcome.
Posted — UpdatedDuke released figures Monday showing that the infection rate there at 0.3 percent, with only 46 positive tests this semester out of 17,000 tests of students and staff.
By comparison, UNC-Chapel Hill has reported 905 infected students since the beginning of August, and N.C. State 871 has reported cases in students and staff in that time.
"You’re seeing the, I think, the tenaciousness and persistence of Duke students in wanting to have a successful semester," he said.
He also noted a bit of luck is involved in keeping the virus at bay.
"As encouraging and as positive as these results are, I think everybody who’s on campus, who’s involved with the university, knows that you’re one outbreak, you’re one cluster, you’re one super-spreader away from having it look very, very different," he said.
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