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The Daily Northwestern

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


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The Daily Explains: Wildcat Wellness guidelines and updated winter COVID-19 campus protocols

December 30, 2021

With the surge of COVID-19 cases at Northwestern at the end of Fall Quarter creating record high positivity rates, the University has modified its on-campus protocols as students prepare for their returns...

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Northwestern announces winter COVID-19 entrance testing requirements

December 10, 2021

Northwestern announced Friday COVID-19 testing protocols — including at-home testing and return to campus requirements — for the upcoming quarter.  The day before returning to campus or starting...

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COVID-19 positivity rate increases before Thanksgiving amid booster shot eligibility expansion

November 22, 2021

As the number of COVID-19 tests taken on campus continues to decline, the positivity rate has risen.  Out of roughly 4,000 tests taken this week, 37 came back positive, putting the positivity rate...

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Northwestern sees decline in COVID-19 positivity rate, positive tests remain steady

October 31, 2021

Northwestern’s COVID-19 positivity rate halved since last week, and non-undergraduate students still make up three-fourths of the positive cases. The number of tests taken increased by 20%, at roughly...

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Northwestern sees COVID-19 positive cases double among non-undergraduate students

October 25, 2021

Northwestern saw an increase in the COVID-19 positivity rate this week, with over three-fourths of the positive cases coming from non-undergraduate students. Roughly the same number of tests were taken...

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