There is a COVID-19 outbreak in an on-campus residential building, a UCLA spokesperson said in an emailed statement Monday. The Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center reported to UCLA that three students tested positive for COVID-19 in the De Neve Birch residence hall, said UCLA spokesperson Ricardo Vazquez in an emailed statement. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed late Saturday night that the cases constitute an outbreak, Vazquez said. LACDPH guidelines define an outbreak in a university residence as three or more COVID-19 cases that occur in the same place within 14 days. UCLA guidelines do not require the university to release the location of COVID-19 cases unless an outbreak occurs, Vazquez said.
UCLA Housing sent De Neve Birch residents a courtesy notification Saturday morning that there were three people who tested positive and were a part of the COVID-19 cluster. UCLA Housing added in the letter that LACDPH may categorize the cluster as an outbreak. The students who tested positive for COVID-19 are self isolating, Vazquez said in a separate emailed statement. The LACDPH and UCLA’s Exposure Managment Team have reached out to individuals who were in contact with the students, Vazquez said...
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