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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Sign on a TV saying that masks are optional at Norris University Center.

NU admin has no plans to implement further mitigation measures as omicron subvariant cases rise

April 21, 2022

After last week’s uptick in cases — reaching the second-highest reported positivity rate of the pandemic — Northwestern does not intend to make changes to testing or masking requirements, University...

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NU COVID-19 positivity rate reaches second highest of the pandemic with limited testing, no mask mandate

April 15, 2022

Northwestern’s positivity rate reached the second highest reported throughout the pandemic at 5.91% in the absence of testing and masking requirements on campus. The highest positivity rate, 5.98%,...

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Two years of NU COVID-19 testing requirements and dwindling enforcement

April 11, 2022

Since students were allowed to return to campus in winter 2021, Northwestern has implemented a series of testing requirements which have changed according to the public health landscape and national guidance. Last...

A person in a red poncho holds a white bucket while students stand in line against a tan building in the rain.

NU COVID-19 positivity rate rises 1.5 percentage points amid declined testing

April 10, 2022

With roughly half as many COVID-19 tests conducted this week as last week, Northwestern’s positivity rate nearly doubled. The University reported a positivity rate of 3.21% this week, representing...

Multiple COVID-19 boxes surround nasal swabs and antigen test cards.

Two years later: Northwestern’s COVID-19 story, as told by testing data

March 4, 2022

This story was last updated Feb. 3. The data in the story was last updated June 9. This story is split into several sections:       — The methodology of the collected data       — A...

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