Mount Allison released its weekly update on Tuesday, and says there are now 21 self-reported active positive COVID cases amongst the Mount Allison University community. Nine of the cases are in students in residence, and 12 are in students, faculty, or staff living off-campus.
The university asks all of its students, staff and faculty to report positive test results to both the government of New Brunswick and the school, but does not release detailed information about cases, in order to protect privacy.
Since last week, an additional 24 new cases have been self-reported to the school, for a total of 62 cases since January 3. That number includes self-reported cases from individuals who are not presently on campus or in Sackville.
Mount Allison also announced an extension of its timeline to go back to in-person classes by one week, with a new target of Monday, February 7.
The school has asked people on campus to stop using only cloth masks, though it does approve of a combined medical mask with a cloth mask. The school will be distributing KN95 respirators to students in residence and faculty and staff that are required to work on campus, but it says it, “will not be able to provide masks for every person throughout the winter term,” and is relying on people to procure their own supply of medical masks or KN95 and N95 respirators.