Together for Maine Daily Briefing and COVID-19 Data Update: 11/23/20

University of Maine System COVID Data by Campus 

84 — 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.

 

  • 66 UMaine: 6 new cases 
    • Five cases involving commuter students
    • One case involving a residential student
  • 3 UMA: 
  • 2 UMF: 
  • 0 UMFK: 
  • 1 UMM:  
  • 4 UMPI: 
  • 8 USM: Two commuter students released from isolation
  • 0 Maine Law

 

22 of the 84 cases are residence hall students:  Of the 84 cases reported above there are 22 active known cases among residence hall students in the UMS.  

 

  • 12 UMaine
  • 2 UMA
  • 1 UMF
  • 4 UMPI
  • 3 USM

 

Isolation and Quarantine Capacity Remains Very Strong:  94% of UMS quarantine space and 90% 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 84 known cases today, four cases more than the cases reported in the 11/22/20 update.

 

Asymptomatic Screening Update for Fall Safe Return

  • 36,843 Test Results to Date
  • 79 positive 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.  

 

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Update — Safe Departure Testing Detects 31 Asymptomatic Cases of COVID-19:  Community transmission is occurring throughout Maine.  The University of Maine System is conducting safe departure testing to identify and isolate asymptomatic cases of COVID-19 that otherwise may have traveled home with students to their families and communities.  

 

UMS has conducted 6,180 safe departure tests and has 5,285 results in hand.  That testing has identified 31 positive cases among the student population.  The University of Maine System will be supporting students who are unable to travel home for Thanksgiving due to an isolation order in the space set aside on the campuses.  Meals and a great deal of care and comfort will be provided until it is safe for students to return to their families.  

 

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