COVID-19 Data Dashboard
UD is sharing information on this site about the status of campus activity this fall and COVID-19 positive cases among members of the campus community to aid in informing our community about public health.
May 5 Update:
UD students must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by August 15.
New Positive Cases
The University will not disclose the identity of any employee or student who is diagnosed with or is suspected of having COVID-19 in any external communication. Internally, that information will only be provided on a need-to-know basis as part of any contact tracing.
Cases listed have been confirmed positive through a molecular diagnostic test. Tallies of students include both undergraduate and graduate students. Tallies of employees include faculty, staff and individuals physically working on a UD campus on a contract basis or through a subcontractor of the University.
Detailed information about COVID cases and testing within the State of Delaware can be found on Delaware’s My Healthy Communities Dashboard. With approximately 9,000 students living off campus this semester, the State dashboard data bolsters the UD data presented here.
Note: Tallies are updated each weekday and may not include individuals who obtained their results in other states.
Campus Screenings
Daily Health Screenings
Students, faculty, staff and visitors will be required to complete a short online health screening survey each day prior to entering a campus facility.
Quarantine and Isolation Space Occupancies
The University has set aside spaces in residence halls that are not otherwise occupied this semester as isolation and quarantine locations. These spaces provide students who are COVID-19 positive or are awaiting test results due to possible exposure with single occupancy housing, food delivery, counseling services upon request and other amenities. UD students may also be in isolation or quarantine in their local residence, when it is deemed safe to do so.
May 17, 2021 |
|
Spaces Occupied |
0 |
Spaces Available |
64 |
Occupancy for the semester
In a typical year, our residence halls are at or exceeding occupancy. Priority for housing this semester is provided to students who have a guaranteed housing contract and have been identified by their college as needing to be on campus for academic continuity. Students’ residence hall assignments are made with a focus on reduced density and decreasing contagion opportunities. Protocols such as designated interior traffic flow patterns and guidelines on use of shared spaces such as bathrooms and lounges have been enacted to support these efforts. UD has hired additional custodial staff members to allow for multiple daily cleanings in each hall.
Asymptomatic Testing of Students and Employees
Each Monday through Thursday the University conducts asymptomatic surveillance testing. In addition, the State of Delaware and New Castle County host testing events on campus grounds. These tests are open to the public and the number of tests performed include students, faculty, staff and members of the local community. Asymptomatic testing reports will update weekly. Any positive cases from asymptomatic testing will be included in UD case numbers when they are updated each business day.
For additional information regarding UD's overall testing strategy, visit the Testing, Screening, Tracing page.
4,287
Asymptomatic
tests performed
on UD's Campus*
(May 10-16)
*Includes all UD-sponsored asymptomatic testing and testing offered on campus by state and county agencies.
Symptomatic Testing of Students
Student Health Services conducts tests for symptomatic students in the Newark area who are experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms. Symptomatic testing reports will update weekly. Any positive cases from symptomatic testing at Student Health Services will be included in the UD case numbers when they are updated each business day.
34
Symptomatic
tests performed
(May 10-16)
Week |
UD-Sponsored |
State/County Sponsored |
Symptomatic |
5/10-5/16 |
2,473 |
1,814 |
34 |
5/2-5/9 |
3,242 |
1,868 |
37 |
4/25-5/1 |
3,493 |
1,155 |
31 |
4/19-4/24 |
3,595 |
2,559 |
53 |
4/11-4/18 |
3,654 |
3,518 |
50 |
4/4-4/10 |
3,499 |
3,177 |
53 |
3/29-4/3 |
3,813 |
1,574 |
66 |
3/21-3/28 |
4,038 |
3,055 |
54 |
3/14-3/20 |
3,946 |
3,808 |
58 |
3/7-3/13 |
4,046 |
3,964 |
47 |
2/28-3/6 |
4,468 |
2,865 |
70 |
2/21-2/27 |
4,691 |
2,959 |
127 |
2/14-2/20 |
3,090 |
3,041 |
50 |
** These tests are open to the public and the number of tests performed include students, faculty, staff and members of the local community.
Week |
Asymptomatic
|
Symptomatic
|
8/30-9/5 |
73 |
* |
9/6-9/12 |
682 |
* |
9/13-9/19 |
1,274 |
* |
9/20-9/29 |
1,284 |
46 |
9/27-10/3 |
758 (Asymptomatic testing canceled on 9/30 due to rain) |
96 |
10/4-10/10 |
1,047 |
58 |
10/11-10/17 |
700 (Asymptomatic testing canceled on 10/12 due to heavy rain) |
60 |
10/18-10/24 |
1,229 |
67 |
10/25-10/31 |
1,322 |
40 |
11/1-11/7 |
1,468 |
63 |
11/8-11/14 |
1,650 |
106 |
11/15-11/21 |
2,682 |
68 |
11/22-11/28 |
0 (Asymptomatic testing events were not held during the week of November 22, as classes were suspended for Thanksgiving break.) |
4 |
11/29-12/5 |
3,258 |
37 |
12/6-12/12 |
2,140 |
43 |
12/13-12/19 |
2,375 |
48 |
1/3-1/9/21 |
3,090 |
0 |
1/10-1/16 |
1,851 |
0 |
1/17-1/23 |
1,240 |
13 |
1/24-1/30 |
1,381 |
27 |
1/31-2/6 |
1,331 |
27 |
2/7-2/13 |
1,099 |
21 |
|
|
*The University began reporting symptomatic test numbers the week of September 20, 2020.
Course Mode of Delivery
Spring 2021: Research
UD launched Phase 3 of research operations on Aug. 10.
Phase 3 allows up to two-thirds of lab personnel to be at work simultaneously, with indoor density increasing to, at a maximum, one person per 125 square feet.
Previous Data: Fall 2020
Course Mode of Delivery
Fall 2020 Residence Hall Occupancy Rate
Previous positive cases from March 11 through August 30:
- 11 COVID-19 Positive Employees
- 26 COVID-19 Positive Students