Together for Maine Daily Briefing and COVID-19 Data Update: 11/13/20

University of Maine System COVID Data by Campus 

41 — Known Case of UMS students or employees in public health agency Isolation among the more than 30,000 students, faculty, and staff in the University of Maine System community.

 

  • 29 UMaine:  Three new cases
    • One new case involving a commuter student identified through UMS Testing
    • One new case involving an employee tested independent of UMS Testing  
    • One new case involving an employee related to Facilities Management Cluster being targeted by the University. 16 impacted individuals have been identified and isolated by UMS testing and contract tracing efforts related to this cluster.

 

  • 2 UMA: 
  • 1 UMF: 
  • 2 UMFK:  
  • 1 UMM:  
  • 1 UMPI: 
  • 5 USM:  One employee released from isolation
  • 0 Maine Law

 

6 of the 41 cases are residence hall students:  Of the 41 cases reported above there are six (6) active known cases among residence hall students in the UMS.  

 

  • 2 UMaine
  • 1  UMF
  • 1 UMFK
  • 2 USM

 

Isolation and Quarantine Capacity Remains Very Strong:  93% of UMS quarantine space and 96% of UMS isolation space is available.  

 

The above Data reflects ACTIVE known cases identified through the UMS asymptomatic screening and other testing venues.  When an individual is released from an isolation order by a public health agency the active case number shared in the Together for Maine daily update is reduced to reflect that change.  UMS is reporting 41 known cases today, two cases more than the cases reported in the 11/12/20 update.

 

Asymptomatic Screening Update for Fall Safe Return

  • 31,395 Test Results to Date
  • 46 positives results representing new diagnoses of COVID-19

The Asymptomatic Screening Dashboard at Together.Maine.edu represents known results on all asymptomatic tests going back to July 22, 2020.  About 48 hours passes from the time a test sample is collected and when the results are known.  

 

UMS News

 

Chancellor Malloy Update — Still In This Together:   Chancellor Malloy updated the UMS Community today on plans for departure testing and the steps the universities are taking to prioritize the remaining two-weeks of in-person instruction and minimize the risk of community transmission.   

 

UMaine, UMFK, and USM — Gorham Wastewater Results Negative:  Wastewater samples collected at UMaine, UMFK, and USM — Gorham on November 9-10 were all negative for the virus that causes COVID-19.  The samples are collected and analyzed by the University of Maine System Scientific Advisory Board.

 

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