Jacksonville University announced Sunday that a student has tested positive for COVID-19.
The graduate student lives off campus and hasn’t been on university grounds since March 21.
Jacksonville University confirmed today a graduate student currently living off campus has tested positive for COVID-19. This is the first confirmed case of COVID-19 impacting a member of our campus community. Please read the full update here: https://t.co/mVYZYo6dsb pic.twitter.com/smnZ3Xruze
— jacksonvilleu (@JacksonvilleU) April 5, 2020
In an email, a JU spokeswoman told WJCT News that the student has been isolated off campus for the past two weeks.
"This is the first confirmed case of COVID-19 impacting a member of our campus community," wrote Laura Phelps, JU's Sr. Director of Media and Public Relations.
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The university has reached out to people who were in contact with the student and is coordinating with the Department of Health.
Brendan Rivers can be reached at brivers@wjct.org, 904-358-6396 or on Twitter at @BrendanRivers.
