The University confirmed four new cases of COVID-19 in the Queen’s community on Friday afternoon.
The new cases include three students living off-campus and one student in residence.
The University was informed by Kingston, Frontenac, and Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) Public Health of the new cases, who said all four students are self-isolating and following appropriate protocol.
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This is the second student living in residence who has tested positive for the virus, following the first case which was announced on Thursday afternoon.
KFL&A Public Health is still investigating and will any close s of the positive cases.
Acknowledging the increase in cases in the Kingston region, KFL&A Public Health raised the community status from green to yellow.
According to the University, the yellow community status of COVID-19 indicates the region has “a few active positive cases, less than two active outbreaks, full local hospitality capacity, cases and s are being reached within 24 hours of notification of positive test results, and there is high testing capacity (community swabbing has increased).”
KFL&A Public Health is also ordering all individuals who have been in close with someone who has the virus, develop symptoms of COVID-19, or who test positive for the virus to self-isolate for 14 days. The self-isolation order has been in place since June 30.
Those who are required to self-isolate by Public Health and choose not to can be charged and fined up to $5,000 per day.
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The University also launched an official webpage tracking the number of COVID-19 cases they become aware of in the Queen’s community.
The statistics will only reflect positive cases of COVID-19 within the Queen’s community in the KFL&A region, as confirmed by the University over the course of the noted week.
The tracker currently indicates that five cases of COVID-19 have been reported to the University this week.
The statistics will be updated daily at approximately 2 p.m. from Monday to Friday.
Students who report feeling ill should self-isolate and Public Health. More information on appropriate protocols is available on Queen’s COVID-19 Information website at www.queensu.ca/covidinfo.
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