0 CommentsThis is Bwog’s weekly roundup of how COVID is progressing in the Columbia community.
This week, there were 1537 tests conducted, with 18 tests coming back positive for a 1.17% positivity rate. The positivity rate is slightly down from last week’s positivity rate of 1.21%. 375 faculty and staff members were tested, with two tests coming back positive for a 0.53% positivity rate. Six hundred five students at the Morningside, Manhattanville, and Lamont-Doherty campuses were tested, with 12 tests coming back positive for a 1.98% positivity rate. This puts Columbia at the current alert level of “low risk (green).” All gatherings are allowed with no capacity restrictions. On March 14th, masking indoors became optional, and symptom attestations were eliminated.
Columbia has not released data on how many students are in isolation and quarantine.
Graphs represent student positivity rates, not overall.
*Notes on the graph: Bwog calculated these positivity rates using the posted amount of positive and total tests in all students for a given week. Columbia does not differentiate graduate and undergraduate students in its count, so graduate students will be counted in the positivity rates from week to week. Numbers may change from week to week as Columbia continues to update their data.
This week, there were 1103 tests conducted, with 18 tests coming back positive for a 1.63% positivity rate. The positivity rate is up from last week’s positivity rate of 1.58%. Residential students had a positivity rate of 2.17%, non-residential students had a positivity rate of 2.43%, faculty had a positivity rate of 0.00%, and staff had a positivity rate of 0.95%. Barnard has not released data on how many students are in quarantine or isolation.
Barnard will be lifting mask mandates two weeks after Columbia on March 28th. Unlike Columbia, however, daily symptom attestation will be required.
Graphs represent student positivity rates, not overall.
*Notes on the graph: Bwog calculated these positivity rates using the posted amount of positive and total tests in all students, residential and non-residential, for a given week. For all students in the week of September 20th, six tests came back positive out of 2,740 tests. Barnard does not report a positivity rate for all students, so Bwog did an internal calculation. Numbers may change from week to week as Barnard continues to update their data. Check the week of Sep 13-19’s roundup for more details on how Barnard calculates their positivity rate
In New York City, there is a daily average of 683 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Of the city residents, 8,041,093 have received one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and 7,137,844 have completed their vaccine series.
NYC Mayor Adams has announced that starting Monday, March 7th, vaccine mandates would be lifted on the condition that COVID-19 cases continue trending downward. The Key to NYC program has also been suspended, meaning mask mandates will be lifted in public schools for K-12 students. Indoor mask mandates have been lifted statewide since February 10th, though businesses are allowed to enforce mask mandates as they see fit. Both decisions are in accordance with CDC guidelines suggesting that 70% of Americans will not be required to wear masks based on new risk assessment measures. Mayor Adams has also announced lifting mask mandates in schools. However, masks will continue to be required on public transportation, including rideshare services, as required by the federal government. Employees are also still required to be vaccinated unless given reasonable accommodations.
Currently, all residents ages 5 and older are eligible to receive the vaccine in New York after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has officially authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children between the ages of 5 to 11. All NYC adults are eligible for the COVID-19 Booster Shot. If you need help finding a vaccine appointment, try this link, this link, or your local pharmacy.
Graphs via Flourish
Header Art by Ava Morouse
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