[COVID-L] Colorado State University COVID-19 update COVID-L <covid-l-bounces@lists.colostate.edu>
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This digest provides frequent updates about CSU’s COVID-19-related planning for the university community and highlights recent decisions and important updates. All faculty, staff and students will automa cally receive the digest. Others – including students’ parents and family members – can subscribe. For comprehensive informa on about the university’s COVID-19 planning, visit
h ps://covid.colostate.edu/.
A er fall break
Classes will finish out the semester online and finals will be virtually delivered during finals week. University offices will be open in person on campuses or will deliver services virtually to students, faculty and staff. All public health guidance will remain in effect at all
mes. Read more about plans for the remainders of the semester at h ps://covid.colostate.edu/kb/a er-fall-break/.
Saliva screening ramps up, tes ng update
To date, Colorado State University has conducted more than 24,040 nasal swab tests on students, faculty and staff for COVID-19. The university has also implemented an ini al saliva screening as a first step to determine if a follow up nasal swab is needed to test for COVID-19. This approach enables the university to iden fy more students, faculty and staff who may not have symptoms for follow-up nasal swab tes ng. To date, more than 7,000 students, faculty and staff have submi ed a saliva sample.
All posi ve test results from CSU administered nasal swab tests are tallied on the dashboard (h ps://covidrecovery.colostate.edu/). This also counts posi ve tests from non-university sites including county tes ng loca ons across the state, private health care providers and pharmacies. More informa on about our tes ng strategy is available at h ps://covid.colostate.edu/kb/university-tes ng-strategy-protocols-and-updaps://covid.colostate.edu/kb/university-tes/.
All faculty, staff and students who want a COVID-19 test may also be tested at other loca ons, including a Larimer County tes ng site
h ps://covid.colostate.edu/kb/how-do-i-get-tested/.
New county emergency public health order
The Pandemic Preparedness Team alerted faculty, staff and students to a new emergency public health order issued by Larimer County Public Health, strongly encouraging our community members to do their part to reduce numbers h ps://covid.colostate.edu/larimer-county-issues-emergency-public-health-order/.
