Breaking News: FIU Had 38 New Cases Last Week

Jordan Coll / News Director

FIU had 38 new COVID-19 cases, the week during Thanksgiving break. The dashboard was updated this afternoon.

24 students and 14 faculty or staff members self-reported having the virus the week of Nov. 29, according to the FIU COVID-19 dashboard.

FIU Self-Reported COVID-19 Dashboard
Graphic by Jordan Coll and Valentina Palm

Of the total 24 students who self-reported having the virus, eight learn remotely. The remaining 16 students are living or learning on campus.

Eight of the 14 faculty or staff members who self-reported having the virus last week work on campus.

The university’s COVID-19 dashboard only reflects cases that are self-reported by students and faculty to the Student Affairs and Human Resources divisions or the FIU COVID-19 Response Team. 

The FIU dashboard divides COVID-19 cases into four categories; students living or learning on campus, students learning remotely, faculty/staff working on campus, or working remotely. 

A total of 315 cases have been self-reported to the university since the start of the fall semester, fifteen weeks ago.

Of the 237 student cases self-reported to the university this semester, 135 live or study on campus. 39 of the 78 faculty or staff who’ve self-reported having the virus teach or work on campus.

The dashboard is updated every Monday by the FIU Covid-19 Response Team.

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