COVID-19 Dashboard Update: FIU Had 31 New Cases Last Week

Maya Washburn / Staff Writer

FIU reported having 31 new COVID-19 cases last week.

21 students and 10 faculty or staff members self-reported having the virus the week ending on April 4^, according to the university’s self-reported dashboard.

Of the 21 new student cases reported, 15 included students living on campus. The remaining six cases were of students learning remotely. Of the 10 new faculty member cases reported, four are working on campus and six are working remotely.

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.

FIU self-reported COVID-19 dashboard

During the spring semester, the university has seen an increase in weekly cases compared to the start of the fall semester, which began with a total of 14 cases in the first week.

457 cases have been self-reported to the university since the start of the spring semester starting in Jan. 11, with 302 students and the remaining 155 being faculty or staff members.

Since the beginning of the fall semester, FIU has reported a total of 941 COVID-19 cases among all students, faculty and staff. 624 students and 317 faculty and staff members have self-reported having the virus in total this school year.

Of the 624 students, 339 were learning on campus, while 285 were learning remotely. Of the 317 faculty and staff members, 144 were working on campus, while 173 were working remotely.

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