Feb 18, 2021, 4:47 PM
(From Inside Higher Ed) Though COVID-19 cases are on the decline nationwide, some college campuses, including those that kept cases low in the fall, are seeing numbers rise. Boston College, for example, set a new record on Sunday for most cases in a week, with 95 cases among students. The college said the blame fell on students, specifically freshmen, who have not been following safety rules. New variants are also making their way onto college campuses, though it’s unclear so far if they are driving significant spread. In the past week, six institutions have reported that they now have cases of the B.1.1.7 variant of the virus, first reported in Britain, on campus. The high case counts on college campuses have led to tighter restrictions at a number of colleges, but to varying degrees of strictness.
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