Dean Julie Ramsey informs the community of the current COVID-19 status on campus as of Monday, October 5, 2020.
Dear campus community:
I’m writing today to update you on our campus’s current COVID-19 status. As described in our return to campus plans, this weekly update will be made available via email and on the website every Monday and will outline our current status determined by our alert level, and any changes that are being made to campus operations given this information. If there is a sudden increase in cases that occurs between these updates, an emergency notification will be sent by the Department of Public Safety.
Current status as of 1 p.m., Saturday, October 3, 2020
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Students tested as of 10/3/2020 | 825 |
| Students tested who were negative as of 10/3/2020 | 822 |
| * Students tested who were positive as of 10/3/2020 | 3 |
| ** Total number of employees who tested positive as of 10/3/2020 | 0 |
* The students who tested positive are in isolation and contact tracing process has been completed.
** Employees are required to alert Human Resources if they have tested positive for COVID-19.
Campus status as of 1 p.m., Saturday, October 3, 2020
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Current alert level | |
| Number of students now in isolation on campus | 2 |
| Number of students now in quarantine on campus | 3 |
| Adams County information | PA Department of Health, WellSpan Hospital |
Cumulative student tests and results since August 5, 2020
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Total number of students who have been tested since 8/5/2020 | 8,756 |
| Total number of students whose tests were negative since 8/5/2020 | 8,669 |
| * Grand total number of students who had a positive test since 8/5/2020 | 87 |
* This number includes 6 students whose tests were initially reported as positive but had recovered from COVID-19; the very sensitive tests the College is using detected leftover viral fragments that are not infectious. This number also includes tests and results from the current week’s report.
For questions
If you have questions regarding this information, please email covidupdates@gettysburg.edu.
Dean Julie L. Ramsey, Ed.D.
Vice President for College Life and Dean of Students