MU Leads Big East ... in CV19 cases

[Heisenberg]

The New York Times has a new interactive page to track CV19 cases at colleges.  In total over 88,000 cases have been confirmed on campuses with the University of Georgia leading the country with over 3,000 cases.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/covid-college-cases-tracker.html

Regarding the Big East, through September 10 ...

Marquette = 138
Creighton  = 131
Georgetown = 103
Butler = 55
Villanova = 49
Xavier = 41
Seton Hall = 10
St. Johns = 9
Providence = 8
Depaul = 6


As usual, Depaul is in last place.

Should MU hang a banner?

[Heisenberg]

Bucky has 1,097 cases and paused in-person classes

https://smartrestart.wisc.edu/university-shifts-to-two-weeks-of-remote-instruction-quarantines-two-residence-halls/

[GooooMarquette]

I wouldn't be shocked if DePaul is also last in dorm room availability per student. Aren't students forced to move out of university housing after their freshman year? Maybe the relative lack a captive audience is a factor....

[Pakuni]

That's great and all, but I really only care about how we do in the tournament.

[GooooMarquette]

I just went to the DePaul website and looked up their Covid resources, and it does not look like they are testing on campus. Instead, they are simply calling on anyone who tests positive to report it to the university. In contrast, Marquette has a Covid testing facility set up in Coughlin Hall. That difference alone might account for the difference in "reported" cases.

[Galway Eagle]

I just went to the DePaul website and looked up their Covid resources, and it does not look like they are testing on campus. Instead, they are simply calling on anyone who tests positive to report it to the university. In contrast, Marquette has a Covid testing facility set up in Coughlin Hall. That difference alone might account for the difference in "reported" cases.

Seems like a Depaul move

[GooooMarquette]

Seems like a Depaul move

It's pretty amazing really. They have a whole bunch of info about contact tracing and quarantining for positive cases, but in terms of initially finding out about positives, it's pretty much just "tell us if you or another student you know tested positive."

https://resources.depaul.edu/coronavirus/faqs/Pages/health-wellness-prevention.aspx

Good strategy for keeping reported cases low.

[The Sultan]

DePaul is likely not doing testing because they have largely closed the residence halls.

[GooooMarquette]

On-campus Covid testing, other than MU's at Coughlin Hall:

Creighton: https://www.creighton.edu/about/fall-2020-campus-reopening/preventive-measures/covid-19-testing
Creighton University is offering free, walk-in COVID-19 testing for students, faculty, and staff at the Creighton COVID-19 Testing Center. This resource is made available thanks to the partnership with TestNebraska.

Georgetown: https://www.georgetown.edu/coronavirus/fall-2020/faqs/health-and-safety/
Georgetown has partnered with One Medical, a leading primary care provider network, to provide COVID-19 testing, including at-home and on-campus, and a One Medical mobile application for daily self-attestations of symptoms, at no charge to our University community members.

Butler: https://www.butler.edu/coronavirus
Butler University will be testing all residential students prior to their move-in and will require all non-residential students to undergo the same testing before they come to campus for the first time.

Villanova: https://www1.villanova.edu/university/return-to-campus/healthandsafety/testing.html
As of July 17, 2020, Villanova University is requiring all students, faculty, and staff who will be physically on campus this Fall to be tested for COVID-19 as a baseline test before returning to campus. This testing will be accomplished in partnership with Quest Diagnostics, paid for by Villanova University. You will not be able to come to campus unless you first have been tested through this program.

Xavier: https://www.xavier.edu/return-to-campus/testing-treatment-tracing/
Student Health Services, located on campus in the Health United Building will have active virus testing available for students who are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 and for those who have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive. Each student's situation will be evaluated by a medical provider on a case-by-case basis.

Seton Hall: https://www.shu.edu/health-intervention-communication/tracking-and-response.cfm#testing
The University will test any student who presents with COVID-19- related symptoms, as well as any student who is identified as having been exposed to someone diagnosed with COVID-19.  This testing will be done at Health Services on the South Orange campus. 

Providence: https://reopen.providence.edu/health-safety/covid-19-screening/
Any student, faculty member, or staff member who exhibits COVID-19 symptoms will be tested (in the case of students) or asked to get a test from their healthcare providers (in the case of faculty or staff).

As far as I can tell, only DePaul and St. John's offer no testing, and simply say "let us know if you test positive." Might explain why they're at or near the bottom of the list of reported cases.

I was especially impressed with 'Nova's plan, which required negative tests for anyone returning to campus, and also randomly tests about 1% of the campus population.

[Billy Hoyle]

Here's an article about what SJU is doing. In addition, they've partnered with local hospitals for testing: https://www.stjohns.edu/stjohnsopens/campus-health-and-covid-19-monitoring

https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/08/18/coronavirus-covid-19-st-johns-university-fordham-quinnipiac/

[GooooMarquette]

Here's an article about what SJU is doing. In addition, they've partnered with local hospitals for testing: https://www.stjohns.edu/stjohnsopens/campus-health-and-covid-19-monitoring

https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/08/18/coronavirus-covid-19-st-johns-university-fordham-quinnipiac/

Thanks! Don't know how I missed that.

[4everwarriors]

Dis ain't gonna help hour USNWR rankin', hey?

[Mr. Nielsen]

Not sure where that number comes from. I do know Marquette has 46 cases since mid August.

[rocky_warrior]

Not sure where that number comes from. I do know Marquette has 46 cases since mid August.

Article is pretty clear "since the pandemic began". Not just in the past 3 weeks. Why would you doubt their number?

[Billy Hoyle]

Thanks! Don't know how I missed that.

It wasn't easy to find. It took some searching.

[Coleman]

DePaul is like 90% students who live off-campus.

[The Sultan]

DePaul is like 90% students who live off-campus.

Exactly.  So I am not exactly sure why they should be testing students on campus.  Especially when you are right in the city with multiple testing sites close to campus.

[4everwarriors]

http://today.marquette.edu/

[Galway Eagle]

http://today.marquette.edu/

Register for a kegger?

[Billy Hoyle]

14 days in Schroeder. Yikes!

https://marquettewire.org/4037928/news/schroeder-hall-residents-to-quarantine-after-rise-in-covid-19-cases/

[Galway Eagle]

14 days in Schroeder. Yikes!

https://marquettewire.org/4037928/news/schroeder-hall-residents-to-quarantine-after-rise-in-covid-19-cases/

That could either be terrible, or if you got along with your roommate and both of you are negative with a full fridge of beer and booze then it'd be an awesome memory. Gotta imagine college is gonna be what ever these kids can make it now

[The Sultan]

That could either be terrible, or if you got along with your roommate and both of you are negative with a full fridge of beer and booze then it'd be an awesome memory. Gotta imagine college is gonna be what ever these kids can make it now

1. I never had a full fridge of beer on a Monday.

2. A full fridge of beer would never last two weeks.

[Galway Eagle]

1. I never had a full fridge of beer on a Monday.

2. A full fridge of beer would never last two weeks.

1. You gotta make your beer runs biweekly. Monday and Thursday.

2. Damn good point, which I why I quickly wrote "and booze" lol

[The Sultan]

Btw Marquette quarantining students together in a residence hall is not a good place idea.  It's just going to spread to everyone. If I were a parent I'd get my kid out of there.

[Pakuni]

Btw Marquette quarantining students together in a residence hall is not a good place idea.  It's just going to spread to everyone. If I were a parent I'd get my kid out of there.

I believe the recomendation is not to send students home after exposure.  Better to let them ride it out on campus than take it home and infect parents, siblings, etc. in another location.