University of Maine System COVID Data by Campus
57 — 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.
The University of Maine System has started the spring semester. These data would also include university students or employees known to have an active case of COVID-19 but not necessarily living in the campus region or state.
- 30 UMaine:
- 3 UMA:
- 6 UMF:
- 7 UMFK:
- 1 UMM:
- 0 UMPI:
- 9 USM:
- 1 Maine Law
The above Data reflects ACTIVE known cases identified through the UMS asymptomatic screening and verified self-reports of University students, faculty, and staff from independent testing. When an individual completes their isolation period, the active case number shared in the Together for Maine daily update is reduced to reflect that change.
UMS is reporting 57 known cases today, the same number of cases reported in the 2/3/21 update. Today’s data reflects 5 new cases and 10 completions of isolation since the last update. Prior updates are archived at Together.Maine.edu.
30 of the current active cases are residential students
- 93% of university-administered quarantine space currently available
- 81% of university-administered isolation spaces available
Asymptomatic Screening Update for 20-21 Academic Year
- 50,885 Test Results to Date
- 217 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. Limited testing is continuing with the University’s in-person population greatly reduced with the transition to distance instruction.
UMS News
Testing Update: Testing is continuing at 7 of the 8 University institutions today, Thursday, February 4. UMaine, which is observing a pause to resolve technical issues as reported earlier this week, plans fully to resume testing on Monday, Feb. 8. USM, which also had been observing a brief pause, resumed testing today, Feb. 4.
January was the University’s most heavily tested month of the pandemic and we expect February to be even more so.