Dorm Infection

A student living in a dorm is reported in the Bruin to have tested positive for the coronavirus:

A student living on the Hill has been diagnosed with COVID-19, UCLA officials reported Wednesday. The student has been self-isolating since May 20 but did not share a common living area with other students, according to UCLA Newsroom. This is the first confirmed case of COVID-19 on the Hill. There have been 33 total cases of COVID-19 within the UCLA community that have been reported to UCLA officials.*

UCLA’s first COVID-19-related death was reported in late April when an electrician working at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center died after four of his co-workers tested positive for the disease. UCLA Housing moved students living on the Hill to single occupancy rooms in April in order to promote social distancing. However, a majority of the students on the Hill had left for home by the beginning of spring quarter...

Full story at https://dailybruin.com/2020/05/28/student-diagnosed-with-first-confirmed-case-of-covid-19-on-the-hill/

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*As we have noted in prior posts, the LA Times reported many more UCLA cases weeks ago. The university has not reconciled its number with the Times' report. See:
http://uclafacultyassociation.blogspot.com/2020/04/update-ucla-puts-count-at-24-but-who-is.html