COVID-19 Dashboard

Twin Cities COVID-19 Positive Test Results

Through July 29, 2021 (since March 17, 2020)
Numbers updated every Friday

This dashboard shows positive results from ongoing COVID-19 testing administered by Boynton Health to faculty, staff, and students. This dashboard is updated weekly.

Covid-19 Test Results

Number of tests

Number of Cases

24,283

Through July 29

213

7/23-7/29

Student positive cases

1,306

Through July 29

7/23-7/29

Non-student positive cases

120

Through July 29

7/23-7/29

Total positive cases

1,429

Through July 29

7/23-7/29

Percentage of positive cases

5.9

Through July 29

2.8

7/23-7/29

Number of Tests (Per Week)

Total Positive Cases (Per Week)

Student Positive Cases (Per Week)

Non-student Positive Cases (Per Week)

Minnesota Department of Health reported cases for the Twin Cities campus

Student, Faculty and Staff Positive Cases

Since August 1, 2020

Positive cases

3,456

Through July 24

7/18-7/24

Infectious while on campus

870

Through July 24

7/18-7/24

Living on campus

378

Through July 24

7/18-7/24

Students, Faculty and Staff Positive Cases (Per Week)

Students, Faculty and Staff Infectious While On Campus (Per Week)

Students, Faculty and Staff Infectious While Living On Campus (Per Week)

Case Totals

These data are collected by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) as part of routine infectious disease reporting. In Minnesota, case reporting is required by healthcare providers and laboratories.
Case totals provided by MDH include those who were tested at Boynton Health and Gopher Athletics, as well as those tested elsewhere. There are, therefore, duplicate case counts when comparing these data with data displayed elsewhere on this dashboard.
Individuals with positive COVID-19 test results reported to MDH are asked to voluntarily self-report their University of Minnesota affiliation to be counted in these totals. Not all individuals who have an association with the University of Minnesota may have disclosed their affiliation.

On Campus Activity During Window of Infectiousness and Contact Tracing

All reported cases are interviewed by a public health representative to determine the infectious window period. They are also interviewed about their activities during that time to determine the need for contact tracing. Activities defined by MDH as “being on campus” include working on campus, attending any University sponsored event, using any campus facility, or visiting someone in campus housing.
Persons in close contact with someone with COVID-19 (defined as closer than 6 feet for 15 minutes or more) are notified of exposure by public health representatives, asked to quarantine for 14 days, and are offered testing. Testing results, however, do not impact the need for quarantine. Student cases are assigned to Boynton Health for case interviews and contact tracing.

Case Address Information

Address data are collected at the time of testing and confirmed by public health representatives during an interview.
MDH defines “living on campus” as self-reporting an address considered to be University-owned housing. This can include apartments and dormitories, not all of which might actually be on the campus itself.
Per our campus COVID-19 response plan, Boynton Health works with all students to review their isolation and quarantine needs and to support adherence to public health precautions. Students in University housing are offered dedicated isolation and quarantine spaces as part of their housing contracts. Off-campus students receive isolation support, as needed, from local public health partners depending on the county of their residence.

Twin Cities Quarantine and Isolation Housing Space

Number of isolation and quarantine rooms available

Number of isolation rooms in use

Number of quarantine rooms in use

Percentage of total rooms occupied

0.00%

Other Campus Dashboards

Glossary

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Quarantine

Quarantine is used to keep someone who might have been exposed to COVID-19 away from others.

Isolation

Isolation is used to separate people infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, from people who are not infected.

COVID-19 Dashboard

COVID-19 Dashboard

Twin Cities COVID-19 Positive Test Results

Number of Tests (Per Week)

Total Positive Cases (Per Week)

Student Positive Cases (Per Week)

Non-student Positive Cases (Per Week)

Minnesota Department of Health reported cases for the Twin Cities campus

Student, Faculty and Staff Positive Cases

Students, Faculty and Staff Positive Cases (Per Week)

Students, Faculty and Staff Infectious While On Campus (Per Week)

Students, Faculty and Staff Infectious While Living On Campus (Per Week)

Twin Cities Quarantine and Isolation Housing Space

Other Campus Dashboards

Glossary

+ Quarantine

+ Isolation

Quarantine

Isolation