COVID-19 UPDATE: FIU Had 33 New Cases last week

Valentina Palm and Jordan Coll / PantherNOW Staff

FIU had 33 new COVID-19 cases last week.

22 students and 11 faculty or staff self-reported having the virus the week of Feb. 8, according to the FIU COVID-19 dashboard.

Of the 22 new student cases reported, 13 live or learn on campus. The remaining nine were of students learning remotely.

Only three of the eight faculty staff members who reported having the virus last week work on campus.

The number of weekly new cases for students living or learning on campus have slightly decreased since the start of the semester from 22 the week of Jan. 11 to the 13 reported last week.

Last week, the university saw a decrease in new faculty or staff clases working on campus compared to the six and 10 cases reported in previous weeks.

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 331 cases has been reported since the start of the spring semester,  with 245 being students and the remaining 86 being faculty and staff members. 

A total of 815 cases have been self-reported to FIU since the beginning of the fall semester 26 weeks ago. There were 567 cases reported by students, 244 of which were students living or learning on campus, and the remaining 323 learning remotely. Of the 248 cases reported by faculty and staff members, 110 were working on campus while the other 138 were working from home.