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COVID-19 Cases Surging at the University of South Dakota

COVID-19 Cases Surging at the University of South Dakota

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Covid-19 cases at the University of South Dakota are surging, with two hundred forty-three students and staff self-reporting a positive test and six hundred sixty-six currently in quarantine or isolation.

USD President Sheila Gestring says they are carefully monitoring…

Gestring says they know university life exists outside the classrooms…

Gestring says they are working closely with the freshmen class…

Classes will be held on Labor Day Monday as part of the schedule adjustment due to the pandemic.

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