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COVID-19 on Campus

COVID-19 on Campus

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The University of South Dakota dashboard is reporting thirty-seven students and four employees as having active cases of COVID-19.

USD President Sheila Gestring says they are seeing cases ripple up and down…

Campus cases spiked at over two hundred thirty when classes started in August. Gestring says they have been actively working to isolate cases as quickly as they can…

Gestring says students and staff have cooperated in slowing the spread…

USD is also reporting one hundred fifty-seven people currently in isolation.

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