Last updated: 5/3/2022 at 11:22 a.m. (EST)
COVID-19 cases are on the decline following a surge on the Medford/Somerville campus. The university reported 25 new cases on Friday, down from 79 new cases on April 12, when Tufts set a record for the most positive cases reported in a single day. The previous record was set on Jan. 3 and April 8, when the university reported 68 cases in one day.
The average number of positive COVID-19 tests per day has declined almost 35% with an average of 32 students testing positive per day in the week before Friday. This on-campus rise in cases comes as COVID-19 numbers see slight improvements across the county and the state. Cases have gone down by around 3% in Middlesex County and around 4% in Massachusetts over the past week. A total of 322 individuals were in isolation on Friday, with many students reporting that they have been instructed to isolate at an off-campus hotel or in their dorm rooms.
Tufts announced new COVID-19 isolation procedures in an email to the university-wide community on April 13 as The Mods and hotel rooms used for isolation neared capacity. If The Mods or hotel isolation options are full by the time a student tests positive, their quarantine procedure will depend on where they live. The university announced that some students may be asked to isolate themselves in their on-campus residences.
Tufts announced new COVID-19 isolation procedures in an email to the university-wide community on April 13 as The Mods and hotel rooms used for isolation neared capacity. If The Mods or hotel isolation options are full by the time a student tests positive, their quarantine procedure will depend on where they live. The university announced that some students may be asked to isolate themselves in their on-campus residences.
- Flora Meng
The Daily's COVID-19 dashboard is a collaborative effort that was started in Spring 2021 by Alex Janoff and Alex Viveros. Yanqing Huang, Flora Meng and Chris Tomo have since contributed to the project. Please email [email protected] with questions about our reporting.
Location
New cases
7-day trailing average
1-week trend
2-week trend
% Fully Vaccinated
Medford/Somerville Campus (4/30)
7
19.86
-32.20
-59.12%
-
Medford (4/23)
14
29.71
-34.18
+20
78% (3/24)
Somerville (4/29)
39
43.14
+12.27%
-39%
82% (3/24)
Middlesex County (4/29)
802
635
+176.09%
+14
79% (3/28)
Massachusetts (4/29)
3583
2696
+36.16%
+30.43
78% (3/28)
