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Updated: Mar. 1, 2021 @ 8:00 p.m.
ASU provides twice-weekly updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels. ASU has been managing COVID-19 cases since January 2020.
Remain vigilant against the virus by continuing to follow all public health protocols, including wearing a face covering and practicing physical distancing. ASU continues to offer fast, easy and free COVID-19 testing to all students, employees and the general public. Visit our testing webpage to explore testing options.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and we must operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built daily health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
*Includes all full- and part-time employees from ASU, ASU Preparatory Academy and ASU Enterprise Partners.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27, 2020. Starting with the spring semester, we aim to test approximately 25% of the on-campus students and staff each week to determine current trends with the virus. This data is updated each Monday evening. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since Jan. 1, 2021, ASU has collected more than 58,717 (previously 56,549) Biodesign Institute test results from students and employees. Since Jan. 1, ASU has tested about 86 percent of students living on campus and about 22 percent of students living off campus.
In addition, ASU collected about 181,000 test results from students and employees between Aug. 1, 2020 and Dec. 31, 2020.
*This number is based on students who were positive as a result of a Biodesign test. This number also includes ASU students who were positive cases prior to August 1.
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Total positive tests reported for Mar. 01, 2021 is 1,039. The seven-day trailing average is 1,192. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
Read the latest statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty, which provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level dating back to April 1, 2020.
To expand testing availability and access for the ASU community, the university is now offering individual drop-off COVID-19 saliva testing to all students, faculty and staff.
Devils’ drop-off doesn’t require an appointment. Just pick up a test kit from an on-campus location, register it online and drop it off once you’ve collected your saliva sample. Pick-up and drop-off locations are available on all four ASU campuses in the Phoenix metropolitan area.
Visit the Devils’ drop-off webpage for pick-up and drop-off location maps and more details.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in person and on campus unless otherwise indicated. For select, indicated courses, instruction will also be available to students digitally through ASU Sync or asynchronously as an iCourse. ASU Community of Care requirements will continue, and specific details will be relayed in the coming months. (Updated Feb. 15, 2021.)
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
*Reduced engagement beginning 10/31 due to app update to allow “off campus” designation by week or extended time.
February 25, 2021
Updated: Feb. 25, 2021 @ 8:00 p.m.
ASU provides twice-weekly updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels. ASU has been managing COVID-19 cases since January 2020.
Remain vigilant against the virus by continuing to follow all public health protocols, including wearing a face covering and practicing physical distancing. ASU continues to offer fast, easy and free COVID-19 testing to all students, employees and the general public. Visit our testing webpage to explore testing options.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and we must operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built daily health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
*Includes all full- and part-time employees from ASU, ASU Preparatory Academy and ASU Enterprise Partners.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27, 2020. Starting with the spring semester, we aim to test approximately 25% of the on-campus students and staff each week to determine current trends with the virus. This data is updated each Monday evening. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since Jan. 1, 2021, ASU has collected more than 56,549 (previously 53,444) Biodesign Institute test results from students and employees. Since Jan. 1, ASU has tested about 86 percent of students living on campus and about 21 percent of students living off campus.
In addition, ASU collected about 181,000 test results from students and employees between Aug. 1, 2020 and Dec. 31, 2020.
*This number is based on students who were positive as a result of a Biodesign test. This number also includes ASU students who were positive cases prior to August 1.
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Total positive tests reported for Feb. 25, 2021 is 940. The seven-day trailing average is 1,530. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
Read the latest statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty, which provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level dating back to April 1, 2020.
To expand testing availability and access for the ASU community, the university is now offering individual drop-off COVID-19 saliva testing to all students, faculty and staff.
Devils’ drop-off doesn’t require an appointment. Just pick up a test kit from an on-campus location, register it online and drop it off once you’ve collected your saliva sample. Pick-up and drop-off locations are available on all four ASU campuses in the Phoenix metropolitan area.
Visit the Devils’ drop-off webpage for pick-up and drop-off location maps and more details.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in person and on campus unless otherwise indicated. For select, indicated courses, instruction will also be available to students digitally through ASU Sync or asynchronously as an iCourse. ASU Community of Care requirements will continue, and specific details will be relayed in the coming months. (Updated Feb. 15, 2021.)
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
*Reduced engagement beginning 10/31 due to app update to allow “off campus” designation by week or extended time.
February 22, 2021
Updated: Feb. 22, 2021 @ 7:00 p.m.
ASU provides twice-weekly updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels. ASU has been managing COVID-19 cases since January 2020.
Remain vigilant against the virus by continuing to follow all public health protocols, including wearing a face covering and practicing physical distancing. ASU continues to offer fast, easy and free COVID-19 testing to all students, employees and the general public. Visit our testing webpage to explore testing options.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and we must operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built daily health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
*Includes all full- and part-time employees from ASU, ASU Preparatory Academy and ASU Enterprise Partners.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27, 2020. Starting with the spring semester, we aim to test approximately 25% of the on-campus students and staff each week to determine current trends with the virus. This data is updated each Monday evening. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since Jan. 1, 2021, ASU has collected more than 53,444 (previously 50,932) Biodesign Institute test results from students and employees. Since Jan. 1, ASU has tested about 85 percent of students living on campus and about 21 percent of students living off campus.
In addition, ASU collected about 181,000 test results from students and employees between Aug. 1, 2020 and Dec. 31, 2020.
*This number is based on students who were positive as a result of a Biodesign test. This number also includes ASU students who were positive cases prior to August 1.
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Total positive tests reported for Feb. 22, 2021 is 1,507. The seven-day trailing average is 1,552. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
Read the latest statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty, which provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level dating back to April 1, 2020.
To expand testing availability and access for the ASU community, the university is now offering individual drop-off COVID-19 saliva testing to all students, faculty and staff.
Devils’ drop-off doesn’t require an appointment. Just pick up a test kit from an on-campus location, register it online and drop it off once you’ve collected your saliva sample. Pick-up and drop-off locations are available on all four ASU campuses in the Phoenix metropolitan area.
Visit the Devils’ drop-off webpage for pick-up and drop-off location maps and more details.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in person and on campus unless otherwise indicated. For select, indicated courses, instruction will also be available to students digitally through ASU Sync or asynchronously as an iCourse. ASU Community of Care requirements will continue, and specific details will be relayed in the coming months. (Updated Feb. 15, 2021.)
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
*Reduced engagement beginning 10/31 due to app update to allow “off campus” designation by week or extended time.
February 18, 2021
Updated: Feb. 18, 2021 @ 7:00 p.m.
ASU provides twice-weekly updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels. ASU has been managing COVID-19 cases since January 2020.
Remain vigilant against the virus by continuing to follow all public health protocols, including wearing a face covering and practicing physical distancing. ASU continues to offer fast, easy and free COVID-19 testing to all students, employees and the general public. Visit our testing webpage to explore testing options.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and we must operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built daily health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
*Includes all full- and part-time employees from ASU, ASU Preparatory Academy and ASU Enterprise Partners.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27, 2020. Starting with the spring semester, we aim to test approximately 25% of the on-campus students and staff each week to determine current trends with the virus. This data is updated each Monday evening. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since Jan. 1, 2021, ASU has collected more than 50,932 (previously 48,315) Biodesign Institute test results from students and employees. Since Jan. 1, ASU has tested about 85 percent of students living on campus and about 21 percent of students living off campus.
In addition, ASU collected about 181,000 test results from students and employees between Aug. 1, 2020 and Dec. 31, 2020.
*This number is based on students who were positive as a result of a Biodesign test. This number also includes ASU students who were positive cases prior to August 1.
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Total positive tests reported for Feb. 18, 2021 is 1,143. The seven-day trailing average is 1,583. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
Read the latest statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty, which provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level dating back to April 1, 2020.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in person and on campus unless otherwise indicated. For select, indicated courses, instruction will also be available to students digitally through ASU Sync or asynchronously as an iCourse. ASU Community of Care requirements will continue, and specific details will be relayed in the coming months. (Updated Feb. 15, 2021.)
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
*Reduced engagement beginning 10/31 due to app update to allow “off campus” designation by week or extended time.
February 15, 2021
Updated: Feb. 15, 2021 @ 8:00 p.m.
ASU provides twice-weekly updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels. ASU has been managing COVID-19 cases since January 2020.
Remain vigilant against the virus by continuing to follow all public health protocols, including wearing a face covering and practicing physical distancing. ASU continues to offer fast, easy and free COVID-19 testing to all students, employees and the general public. Visit our testing webpage to make an appointment.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and we must operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built daily health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
*Includes all full- and part-time employees from ASU, ASU Preparatory Academy and ASU Enterprise Partners.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27, 2020. Starting with the spring semester, we aim to test approximately 25% of the on-campus students and staff each week to determine current trends with the virus. This data is updated each Monday evening. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since Jan. 1, 2021, ASU has collected more than 48,315 (previously 45,276) Biodesign Institute test results from students and employees. Since Jan. 1, ASU has tested about 85 percent of students living on campus and about 20 percent of students living off campus.
In addition, ASU collected about 181,000 test results from students and employees between Aug. 1, 2020 and Dec. 31, 2020.
*This number is based on students who were positive as a result of a Biodesign test. This number also includes ASU students who were positive cases prior to August 1.
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Total positive tests reported for Feb. 15, 2021 is 1,339. The seven-day trailing average is 2,246. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
Read the latest statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty, which provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level dating back to April 1, 2020.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in person and on campus unless otherwise indicated. For select, indicated courses, instruction will also be available to students digitally through ASU Sync or asynchronously as an iCourse. ASU Community of Care requirements will continue, and specific details will be relayed in the coming months. (Updated Feb. 15, 2021.)
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
*Reduced engagement beginning 10/31 due to app update to allow “off campus” designation by week or extended time.
February 11, 2021
Updated: Feb. 11, 2021 @ 8:00 p.m.
ASU provides twice-weekly updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels. ASU has been managing COVID-19 cases since January 2020.
Remain vigilant against the virus by continuing to follow all public health protocols, including wearing a face covering and practicing physical distancing. ASU continues to offer fast, easy and free COVID-19 testing to all students, employees and the general public. Visit our testing webpage to make an appointment.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and we must operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built daily health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
*Includes all full- and part-time employees from ASU, ASU Preparatory Academy and ASU Enterprise Partners.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27, 2020. Starting with the spring semester, we aim to test approximately 25% of the on-campus students and staff each week to determine current trends with the virus. This data is updated each Monday evening. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since Jan. 1, 2021, ASU has collected more than 45,276 (previously 41,962) Biodesign Institute test results from students and employees. Since Jan. 1, ASU has tested about 85 percent of students living on campus and about 20 percent of students living off campus.
In addition, ASU collected about 181,000 test results from students and employees between Aug. 1, 2020 and Dec. 31, 2020.
*This number is based on students who were positive as a result of a Biodesign test. This number also includes ASU students who were positive cases prior to August 1.
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Total positive tests reported for Feb. 11, 2021 is 1,861. The seven-day trailing average is 2,759. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
Read the latest statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty, which provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level dating back to April 1, 2020.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in person and on campus unless otherwise indicated. For select, indicated courses, instruction will also be available to students digitally through ASU Sync or asynchronously as an iCourse. ASU Community of Care requirements will continue, and specific details will be relayed in the coming months. (Updated Feb. 15, 2021.)
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
*Reduced engagement beginning 10/31 due to app update to allow “off campus” designation by week or extended time.
February 8, 2021
Updated: Feb. 8, 2021 @ 8:00 p.m.
ASU provides twice-weekly updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels. ASU has been managing COVID-19 cases since January 2020.
Remain vigilant against the virus by continuing to follow all public health protocols, including wearing a face covering and practicing physical distancing. ASU continues to offer fast, easy and free COVID-19 testing to all students, employees and the general public. Visit our testing webpage to make an appointment.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and we must operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built daily health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
*Includes all full- and part-time employees from ASU, ASU Preparatory Academy and ASU Enterprise Partners.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27, 2020. Starting with the spring semester, we aim to test approximately 25% of the on-campus students and staff each week to determine current trends with the virus. This data is updated each Monday evening. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since Jan. 1, 2021, ASU has collected more than 41,962 (previously 38,836) Biodesign Institute test results from students and employees. Since Jan. 1, ASU has tested about 84 percent of students living on campus and about 19 percent of students living off campus.
In addition, ASU collected about 181,000 test results from students and employees between Aug. 1, 2020 and Dec. 31, 2020.
*This number is based on students who were positive as a result of a Biodesign test. This number also includes ASU students who were positive cases prior to August 1.
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Total positive tests reported for Feb. 8, 2021 is 2,250. The seven-day trailing average is 2,963. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
Read the latest statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty, which provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level dating back to April 1, 2020.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in-person, on-campus without special public health requirements. Instruction is also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses.
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
*Reduced engagement beginning 10/31 due to app update to allow “off campus” designation by week or extended time.
February 4, 2021
Updated: Feb. 4, 2021 @ 8:00 p.m.
ASU provides twice-weekly updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels. ASU has been managing COVID-19 cases since January 2020.
Remain vigilant against the virus by continuing to follow all public health protocols, including wearing a face covering and practicing physical distancing. ASU continues to offer fast, easy and free COVID-19 testing to all students, employees and the general public. Visit our testing webpage to make an appointment.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and we must operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built daily health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
*Includes all full- and part-time employees from ASU, ASU Preparatory Academy and ASU Enterprise Partners.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27, 2020. Starting with the spring semester, we aim to test approximately 25% of the on-campus students and staff each week to determine current trends with the virus. This data is updated each Monday evening. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since Jan. 1, 2021, ASU has collected more than 38,836 (previously 34,869) Biodesign Institute test results from students and employees. Since Jan. 1, ASU has tested about 84 percent of students living on campus and about 18 percent of students living off campus.
In addition, ASU collected about 181,000 test results from students and employees between Aug. 1, 2020 and Dec. 31, 2020.
*This number is based on students who were positive as a result of a Biodesign test. This number also includes ASU students who were positive cases prior to August 1.
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Total positive tests reported for Feb. 4, 2021 is 4,417. The seven-day trailing average is 4,081. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
Read the latest statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty, which provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level dating back to April 1, 2020.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in-person, on-campus without special public health requirements. Instruction is also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses.
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
*Reduced engagement beginning 10/31 due to app update to allow “off campus” designation by week or extended time.
February 1, 2021
Updated: Feb. 1, 2021 @ 8:00 p.m.
ASU provides twice-weekly updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels. ASU has been managing COVID-19 cases since January 2020.
Remain vigilant against the virus by continuing to follow all public health protocols, including wearing a face covering and practicing physical distancing. ASU continues to offer fast, easy and free COVID-19 testing to all students, employees and the general public. Visit our testing webpage to make an appointment.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and we must operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built daily health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
*Includes all full- and part-time employees from ASU, ASU Preparatory Academy and ASU Enterprise Partners.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27, 2020. Starting with the spring semester, we aim to test approximately 25% of the on-campus students and staff each week to determine current trends with the virus. This data is updated each Monday evening. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since Jan. 1, 2021, ASU has collected more than 34,869 (previously 31,271) Biodesign Institute test results from students and employees. Since Jan. 1, ASU has tested about 83 percent of students living on campus and about 17 percent of students living off campus.
In addition, ASU collected about 181,000 test results from students and employees between Aug. 1, 2020 and Dec. 31, 2020.
*This number is based on students who were positive as a result of a Biodesign test. This number also includes ASU students who were positive cases prior to August 1.
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Total positive tests reported for Feb. 1, 2021 is 3,741. The seven-day trailing average is 4,893. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
Read the latest statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty, which provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level dating back to April 1, 2020.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in-person, on-campus without special public health requirements. Instruction is also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses.
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
*Reduced engagement beginning 10/31 due to app update to allow “off campus” designation by week or extended time.
January 28, 2021
Updated: Jan. 28, 2021 @ 8:00 p.m.
ASU provides twice-weekly updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels. ASU has been managing COVID-19 cases since January 2020.
Remain vigilant against the virus by continuing to follow all public health protocols, including wearing a face covering and practicing physical distancing. ASU continues to offer fast, easy and free COVID-19 testing to all students, employees and the general public. Visit our testing webpage to make an appointment.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and we must operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built daily health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
*Includes all full- and part-time employees from ASU, ASU Preparatory Academy and ASU Enterprise Partners.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27, 2020. Starting with the spring semester, we aim to test approximately 25% of the on-campus students and staff each week to determine current trends with the virus. This data is updated each Monday evening. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since Jan. 1, 2021, ASU has collected more than 31,271 (previously 27,667) Biodesign Institute test results from students and employees. Since Jan. 1, ASU has tested about 83 percent of students living on campus and about 17 percent of students living off campus.
In addition, ASU collected about 181,000 test results from students and employees between Aug. 1, 2020 and Dec. 31, 2020.
*This number is based on students who were positive as a result of a Biodesign test. This number also includes ASU students who were positive cases prior to August 1.
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Total positive tests reported for Jan. 28, 2021 is 4,671. The seven-day trailing average is 6,184. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
One value used to understand the level of viral transmission is Rt, roughly the average number of people subsequently infected by each currently infected person. The Rt for Arizona 0.96. You can also see Arizona’s Rt in comparison to other states.
Read the latest statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty, which provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level dating back to April 1, 2020.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in-person, on-campus without special public health requirements. Instruction is also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses.
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
*Reduced engagement beginning 10/31 due to app update to allow “off campus” designation by week or extended time.
January 25, 2021
Updated: Jan. 25, 2021 @ 9:00 p.m.
ASU provides twice-weekly updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels. ASU has been managing COVID-19 cases since January 2020.
Remain vigilant against the virus by continuing to follow all public health protocols, including wearing a face covering and practicing physical distancing. ASU continues to offer fast, easy and free COVID-19 testing to all students, employees and the general public. Visit our testing webpage to make an appointment.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and we must operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built daily health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
*Includes all full- and part-time employees from ASU, ASU Preparatory Academy and ASU Enterprise Partners.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27, 2020. Starting with the spring semester, we aim to test approximately 25% of the on-campus students and staff each week to determine current trends with the virus. This data is updated each Monday evening. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since Jan. 1, 2021, ASU has collected more than 27,667 (previously 22,939) Biodesign Institute test results from students and employees. Since Jan. 1, ASU has tested about 83 percent of students living on campus and about 15 percent of students living off campus.
In addition, ASU collected about 181,000 test results from students and employees between Aug. 1, 2020 and Dec. 31, 2020.
*This number is based on students who were positive as a result of a Biodesign test. This number also includes ASU students who were positive cases prior to August 1.
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Total positive tests reported for Jan. 25, 2021 is 5,321. The seven-day trailing average is 6,945. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
One value used to understand the level of viral transmission is Rt, roughly the average number of people subsequently infected by each currently infected person. The Rt for Arizona 0.97. You can also see Arizona’s Rt in comparison to other states.
Read the latest statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty, which provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level dating back to April 1, 2020.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in-person, on-campus without special public health requirements. Instruction is also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses.
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
*Reduced engagement beginning 10/31 due to app update to allow “off campus” designation by week or extended time.
January 21, 2021
Updated: Jan. 21, 2021 @ 9:00 p.m.
ASU provides twice-weekly updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels. ASU has been managing COVID-19 cases since January 2020.
Remain vigilant against the virus by continuing to follow all public health protocols, including wearing a face covering and practicing physical distancing. ASU continues to offer fast, easy and free COVID-19 testing to all students, employees and the general public. Visit our testing webpage to make an appointment.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and we must operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built daily health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
*Includes all full- and part-time employees from ASU, ASU Preparatory Academy and ASU Enterprise Partners.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27, 2020. Starting with the spring semester, we aim to test approximately 25% of the on-campus students and staff each week to determine current trends with the virus. This data is updated each Monday evening. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since Jan. 1, 2021, ASU has collected more than 22,939 (previously 20,092) Biodesign Institute test results from students and employees. Since Jan. 1, ASU has tested about 74 percent of students living on campus and about 13 percent of students living off campus.
In addition, ASU collected about 181,000 test results from students and employees between Aug. 1, 2020 and Dec. 31, 2020.
*This number is based on students who were positive as a result of a Biodesign test. This number also includes ASU students who were positive cases prior to August 1.
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Total positive tests reported for Jan. 21, 2021 is 9,398. The seven-day trailing average is 7,272. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
One value used to understand the level of viral transmission is Rt, roughly the average number of people subsequently infected by each currently infected person. The Rt for Arizona 1.01. You can also see Arizona’s Rt in comparison to other states.
Read the latest statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty, which provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level dating back to April 1, 2020.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in-person, on-campus without special public health requirements. Instruction is also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses.
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
*Reduced engagement beginning 10/31 due to app update to allow “off campus” designation by week or extended time.
January 18, 2021
Updated: Jan. 18, 2021 @ 9:00 p.m.
ASU provides twice-weekly updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels. ASU has been managing COVID-19 cases since January 2020.
Remain vigilant against the virus by continuing to follow all public health protocols, including wearing a face covering and practicing physical distancing. ASU continues to offer fast, easy and free COVID-19 testing to all students, employees and the general public. Visit our testing webpage to make an appointment.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and we must operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built daily health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
*Includes all full- and part-time employees from ASU, ASU Preparatory Academy and ASU Enterprise Partners.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27, 2020. Starting with the spring semester, we aim to test approximately 25% of the on-campus students and staff each week to determine current trends with the virus. This data is updated each Monday evening. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since Jan. 1, 2021, ASU has collected more than 20,092 (previously 16,831) Biodesign Institute test results from students and employees. Since Jan. 1, ASU has tested about 72 percent of students living on campus and about 12 percent of students living off campus.
In addition, ASU collected about 181,000 test results from students and employees between Aug. 1, 2020 and Dec. 31, 2020.
*This number is based on students who were positive as a result of a Biodesign test. This number also includes ASU students who were positive cases prior to August 1.
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Total positive tests reported for Jan. 18, 2021 is 5,400. The seven-day trailing average is 7,392. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
One value used to understand the level of viral transmission is Rt, roughly the average number of people subsequently infected by each currently infected person. The Rt for Arizona 1.05. You can also see Arizona’s Rt in comparison to other states.
Read the latest statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty, which provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level dating back to April 1, 2020.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in-person, on-campus without special public health requirements. Instruction is also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses.
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
*Reduced engagement beginning 10/31 due to app update to allow “off campus” designation by week or extended time.
January 14, 2021
Updated: Jan. 14, 2021 @ 9:00 p.m.
ASU provides twice-weekly updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels. ASU has been managing COVID-19 cases since January 2020.
Remain vigilant against the virus by continuing to follow all public health protocols, including wearing a face covering and practicing physical distancing. ASU continues to offer fast, easy and free COVID-19 testing to all students, employees and the general public. Visit our testing webpage to make an appointment.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and we must operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built daily health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
*Includes all full- and part-time employees from ASU, ASU Preparatory Academy and ASU Enterprise Partners.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27, 2020. Starting with the spring semester, we will test approximately 25% of the on-campus students and staff each week to determine current trends with the virus. This data is updated each Monday evening. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since Jan. 1, 2021, ASU has collected more than 16,831 (previously 12,247) Biodesign Institute test results from students and employees. Since Jan. 1, ASU has tested about 68 percent of students living on campus and about 10 percent of students living off campus.
In addition, ASU collected about 181,000 test results from students and employees between Aug. 1, 2020 and Dec. 31, 2020.
*This number is based on students who were positive as a result of a Biodesign test. This number also includes ASU students who were positive cases prior to August 1.
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Total positive tests reported for Jan. 14, 2021 is 7,311. The seven-day trailing average is 9,201. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
One value used to understand the level of viral transmission is Rt, roughly the average number of people subsequently infected by each currently infected person. The Rt for Arizona 1.08. You can also see Arizona’s Rt in comparison to other states.
Read the latest statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty, which provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level dating back to April 1, 2020.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in-person, on-campus without special public health requirements. Instruction is also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses.
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
*Reduced engagement beginning 10/31 due to app update to allow “off campus” designation by week or extended time.
January 11, 2021
Updated: Jan. 11, 2021 @ 9:00 p.m.
ASU provides twice-weekly updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels. ASU has been managing COVID-19 cases since January 2020.
Remain vigilant against the virus by continuing to follow all public health protocols, including wearing a face covering and practicing physical distancing. ASU continues to offer fast, easy and free COVID-19 testing to all students, employees and the general public. Visit our testing webpage to make an appointment.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and we must operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built daily health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
*Includes all full- and part-time employees from ASU, ASU Preparatory Academy and ASU Enterprise Partners.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27, 2020. Starting with the spring semester, we will test approximately 25% of the on-campus students and staff each week to determine current trends with the virus. This data is updated each Monday evening. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since Jan. 1, 2021, ASU has collected more than 12,247 Biodesign Institute test results from students and employees. Since Jan. 1, ASU has tested about 60 percent of students living on campus and about 8 percent of students living off campus.
In addition, ASU collected about 181,000 test results from students and employees between Aug. 1, 2020 and Dec. 31, 2020.
*This number is based on students who were positive as a result of a Biodesign test. This number also includes ASU students who were positive cases prior to August 1.
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Total positive tests reported for Jan. 11, 2021 is 8,995. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
One value used to understand the level of viral transmission is Rt, roughly the average number of people subsequently infected by each currently infected person. The Rt for Arizona 1.10. You can also see Arizona’s Rt in comparison to other states.
Read the latest statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty, which provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level dating back to April 1, 2020.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in-person, on-campus without special public health requirements. Instruction is also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses.
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
*Reduced engagement beginning 10/31 due to app update to allow “off campus” designation by week or extended time.
January 7, 2021
Updated: Jan. 7, 2021 @ 9:00 p.m.
ASU is providing regular updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels.
Arizona cases continue to increase and health experts report that the state is experiencing a surge. The current known positive cases in the ASU community have increased since our most recent report. There is no change in the university’s housing or learning modes of operation.
We encourage everyone to remain vigilant against COVID-19. Please continue to follow all public health protocols, including wearing a face covering and practicing social distancing. Get tested regularly and encourage your friends and family to do the same. ASU continues to offer COVID-19 testing free of charge to all students, employees and the general public Visit our testing webpage to make an appointment.
We lead this report with the current situation, followed by a look at cumulative numbers since Aug. 1, 2020. For any questions on how to interpret the information, please contact ASU media relations at mediarelations@asu.edu.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and we must operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
During the winter break, there will be fewer students on campus, though several thousand will remain living in ASU residence halls. The university will continue to provide updates during this period of time. Influenced by factors associated with winter break and a decrease in campus activity, we anticipate the potential for some fluctuation in the data being reported. ASU will continue to offer testing at no charge to students during winter break and will continue its random, required testing of students who are living on campus or are in the vicinity of the campus and plan to be on campus during winter break.
*Includes all full- and part-time employees from ASU, ASU Preparatory Academy and ASU Enterprise Partners.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27. We conduct continuous testing of a statistically-significant and representative sample of our population to determine current trends with the virus. This data is updated each Monday. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since August 1, ASU has collected approximately 188,747 (previously 183,007) test results from students and employees.
Our testing increased as we launched the ongoing testing of a statistically-significant percentage of our student and employee population. ASU maintains a low positive incidence with students and with faculty and staff. Also:
*This number is based on students who were positive as a result of a Biodesign test. This number also includes ASU students who were positive cases prior to August 1.
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Arizona’s positive COVID-19 case count has been climbing. Total positive tests reported for Jan. 7, 2021 is 9,913, and the seven-day trailing average of total positive tests is 9,198. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
One value people use to understand the level of viral transmission is Rt, roughly the average number of people subsequently infected by each currently infected person. The Rt for Arizona 1.09 which is an indicator of the level of spread of COVID-19. The level of spread has increased since mid-September. You can also see Arizona’s Rt in comparison to other states.
The statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level as of January 7, and dating back to April 1.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in-person, on-campus without special public health requirements. Instruction is also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses.
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
*Reduced engagement beginning 10/31 due to app update to allow “off campus” designation by week or extended time.
January 4, 2021
Updated: Jan. 4, 2021 @ 8:00 p.m.
ASU is providing regular updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels.
Arizona cases continue to increase and health experts report that the state is experiencing a surge. The current known positive cases in the ASU community have increased since our most recent report. There is no change in the university’s housing or learning modes of operation.
We encourage everyone to remain vigilant against COVID-19. Please continue to follow all public health protocols, including wearing a face covering and practicing social distancing. Get tested regularly and encourage your friends and family to do the same. ASU continues to offer COVID-19 testing free of charge to all students, employees and the general public Visit our testing webpage to make an appointment. With the holiday season upon us, we encourage you to get tested before family gatherings and begin making testing plans now before traveling.
We lead this report with the current situation, followed by a look at cumulative numbers since Aug. 1, 2020. For any questions on how to interpret the information, please contact ASU media relations at mediarelations@asu.edu.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and we must operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
During the winter break, there will be fewer students on campus, though several thousand will remain living in ASU residence halls. The university will continue to provide updates during this period of time. Influenced by factors associated with winter break and a decrease in campus activity, we anticipate the potential for some fluctuation in the data being reported. ASU will continue to offer testing at no charge to students during winter break and will continue its random, required testing of students who are living on campus or are in the vicinity of the campus and plan to be on campus during winter break.
*Includes all full- and part-time employees from ASU, ASU Preparatory Academy and ASU Enterprise Partners.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27. We conduct continuous testing of a statistically-significant and representative sample of our population to determine current trends with the virus. This data is updated each Monday. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since August 1, ASU has collected approximately 183,007 (previously 180,836) test results from students and employees.
Our testing increased as we launched the ongoing testing of a statistically-significant percentage of our student and employee population. ASU maintains a low positive incidence with students and with faculty and staff. Also:
*This number is based on students who were positive as a result of a Biodesign test. This number also includes ASU students who were positive cases prior to August 1.
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Arizona’s positive COVID-19 case count has been climbing. Total positive tests reported for Jan. 4, 2021 is 5,158, and the seven-day trailing average of total positive tests is 8,160. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
One value people use to understand the level of viral transmission is Rt, roughly the average number of people subsequently infected by each currently infected person. The Rt for Arizona 1.12 which is an indicator of the level of spread of COVID-19. The level of spread has increased since mid-September. You can also see Arizona’s Rt in comparison to other states.
The statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level as of January 4, and dating back to April 1.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in-person, on-campus without special public health requirements. Instruction is also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses.
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
*Reduced engagement beginning 10/31 due to app update to allow “off campus” designation by week or extended time.
December 31, 2020
Updated: Dec. 31, 2020 @ 5:00 p.m.
ASU is providing regular updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels.
Arizona cases continue to increase and health experts report that the state is experiencing a surge. The current known positive cases in the ASU community have increased since our most recent report. There is no change in the university’s housing or learning modes of operation.
We encourage everyone to remain vigilant against COVID-19. Please continue to follow all public health protocols, including wearing a face covering and practicing social distancing. Get tested regularly and encourage your friends and family to do the same. ASU continues to offer COVID-19 testing free of charge to all students, employees and the general public Visit our testing webpage to make an appointment. With the holiday season upon us, we encourage you to get tested before family gatherings and begin making testing plans now before traveling.
We lead this report with the current situation, followed by a look at cumulative numbers since Aug. 1, 2020. For any questions on how to interpret the information, please contact ASU media relations at mediarelations@asu.edu.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and we must operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
During the winter break, there will be fewer students on campus, though several thousand will remain living in ASU residence halls. The university will continue to provide updates during this period of time. Influenced by factors associated with winter break and a decrease in campus activity, we anticipate the potential for some fluctuation in the data being reported. ASU will continue to offer testing at no charge to students during winter break and will continue its random, required testing of students who are living on campus or are in the vicinity of the campus and plan to be on campus during winter break.
*Includes all full- and part-time employees from ASU, ASU Preparatory Academy and ASU Enterprise Partners.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27. We conduct continuous testing of a statistically-significant and representative sample of our population to determine current trends with the virus. This data is updated each Monday. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since August 1, ASU has collected approximately 180,836 (previously 177,107) test results from students and employees.
Our testing increased as we launched the ongoing testing of a statistically-significant percentage of our student and employee population. ASU maintains a low positive incidence with students and with faculty and staff. Also:
*This number is based on students who were positive as a result of a Biodesign test. This number also includes ASU students who were positive cases prior to August 1.
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Arizona’s positive COVID-19 case count has been climbing. Total positive tests reported for Dec. 31, 2020 is 7,718, and the seven-day trailing average of total positive tests is 5,698. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
One value people use to understand the level of viral transmission is Rt, roughly the average number of people subsequently infected by each currently infected person. The Rt for Arizona 0.93 which is an indicator of the level of spread of COVID-19. The level of spread has increased since mid-September. You can also see Arizona’s Rt in comparison to other states.
The statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level as of December 31, and dating back to April 1.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in-person, on-campus without special public health requirements. Instruction is also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses.
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
*Reduced engagement beginning 10/31 due to app update to allow “off campus” designation by week or extended time.
December 28, 2020
Updated: Dec. 28, 2020 @ 8:00 p.m.
ASU is providing regular updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels.
Arizona cases continue to increase and health experts report that the state is experiencing a surge. The current known positive cases in the ASU community have decreased since our most recent report. There is no change in the university’s housing or learning modes of operation.
We encourage everyone to remain vigilant against COVID-19. Please continue to follow all public health protocols, including wearing a face covering and practicing social distancing. Get tested regularly and encourage your friends and family to do the same. ASU continues to offer COVID-19 testing free of charge to all students, employees and the general public Visit our testing webpage to make an appointment. With the holiday season upon us, we encourage you to get tested before family gatherings and begin making testing plans now before traveling.
We lead this report with the current situation, followed by a look at cumulative numbers since Aug. 1, 2020. For any questions on how to interpret the information, please contact ASU media relations at mediarelations@asu.edu.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and we must operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
During the winter break, there will be fewer students on campus, though several thousand will remain living in ASU residence halls. The university will continue to provide updates during this period of time. Influenced by factors associated with winter break and a decrease in campus activity, we anticipate the potential for some fluctuation in the data being reported. ASU will continue to offer testing at no charge to students during winter break and will continue its random, required testing of students who are living on campus or are in the vicinity of the campus and plan to be on campus during winter break.
*Includes all full- and part-time employees from ASU, ASU Preparatory Academy and ASU Enterprise Partners.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27. We conduct continuous testing of a statistically-significant and representative sample of our population to determine current trends with the virus. This data is updated each Monday. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since August 1, ASU has collected approximately 177,107 (previously 175,777) test results from students and employees.
Our testing increased as we launched the ongoing testing of a statistically-significant percentage of our student and employee population. ASU maintains a low positive incidence with students and with faculty and staff. Also:
*This number is based on students who were positive as a result of a Biodesign test. This number also includes ASU students who were positive cases prior to August 1.
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Arizona’s positive COVID-19 case count has been climbing. Total positive tests reported for Dec. 28, 2020 is 10,086, and the seven-day trailing average of total positive tests is 6,154. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
One value people use to understand the level of viral transmission is Rt, roughly the average number of people subsequently infected by each currently infected person. The Rt for Arizona 1.02 which is an indicator of the level of spread of COVID-19. The level of spread has increased since mid-September. You can also see Arizona’s Rt in comparison to other states.
The statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level as of December 28, and dating back to April 1.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in-person, on-campus without special public health requirements. Instruction is also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses.
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
*Reduced engagement beginning 10/31 due to app update to allow “off campus” designation by week or extended time.
December 24, 2020
Updated: Dec. 24, 2020 @ 6:00 p.m.
ASU is providing regular updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels.
Arizona cases continue to increase and health experts report that the state is experiencing a surge. The current known positive cases in the ASU community have increased since our most recent report. There is no change in the university’s housing or learning modes of operation.
We encourage everyone to remain vigilant against COVID-19. Please continue to follow all public health protocols, including wearing a face covering and practicing social distancing. Get tested regularly and encourage your friends and family to do the same. ASU continues to offer COVID-19 testing free of charge to all students, employees and the general public Visit our testing webpage to make an appointment. With the holiday season upon us, we encourage you to get tested before family gatherings and begin making testing plans now before traveling.
We lead this report with the current situation, followed by a look at cumulative numbers since Aug. 1, 2020. For any questions on how to interpret the information, please contact ASU media relations at mediarelations@asu.edu.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and we must operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
During the winter break, there will be fewer students on campus, though several thousand will remain living in ASU residence halls. The university will continue to provide updates during this period of time. Influenced by factors associated with winter break and a decrease in campus activity, we anticipate the potential for some fluctuation in the data being reported. ASU will continue to offer testing at no charge to students during winter break and will continue its random, required testing of students who are living on campus or are in the vicinity of the campus and plan to be on campus during winter break.
*Includes all full- and part-time employees from ASU, ASU Preparatory Academy and ASU Enterprise Partners.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27. We conduct continuous testing of a statistically-significant and representative sample of our population to determine current trends with the virus. This data is updated each Monday. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since August 1, ASU has collected approximately 175,777 (previously 171,731) test results from students and employees.
Our testing increased as we launched the ongoing testing of a statistically-significant percentage of our student and employee population. ASU maintains a low positive incidence with students and with faculty and staff. Also:
*This number is based on students who were positive as a result of a Biodesign test. This number also includes ASU students who were positive cases prior to August 1.
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Arizona’s positive COVID-19 case count has been climbing. Total positive tests reported for Dec. 24, 2020 is 7,046, and the seven-day trailing average of total positive tests is 6,469. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
One value people use to understand the level of viral transmission is Rt, roughly the average number of people subsequently infected by each currently infected person. The Rt for Arizona 1.06 which is an indicator of the level of spread of COVID-19. The level of spread has increased since mid-September. You can also see Arizona’s Rt in comparison to other states.
The statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level as of December 24, and dating back to April 1.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in-person, on-campus without special public health requirements. Instruction is also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses.
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
*Reduced engagement beginning 10/31 due to app update to allow “off campus” designation by week or extended time.
December 21, 2020
Updated: Dec. 21, 2020 @ 6:00 p.m.
ASU is providing regular updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels.
Arizona cases continue to increase and health experts report that the state is experiencing a surge. The current known positive cases in the ASU community have increased since our most recent report. There is no change in the university’s housing or learning modes of operation.
We encourage everyone to remain vigilant against COVID-19. Please continue to follow all public health protocols, including wearing a face covering and practicing social distancing. Get tested regularly and encourage your friends and family to do the same. ASU continues to offer COVID-19 testing free of charge to all students, employees and the general public Visit our testing webpage to make an appointment. With the holiday season upon us, we encourage you to get tested before family gatherings and begin making testing plans now before traveling.
We lead this report with the current situation, followed by a look at cumulative numbers since Aug. 1, 2020. For any questions on how to interpret the information, please contact ASU media relations at mediarelations@asu.edu.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and we must operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
During the winter break, there will be fewer students on campus, though several thousand will remain living in ASU residence halls. The university will continue to provide updates during this period of time. Influenced by factors associated with winter break and a decrease in campus activity, we anticipate the potential for some fluctuation in the data being reported. ASU will continue to offer testing at no charge to students during winter break and will continue its random, required testing of students who are living on campus or are in the vicinity of the campus and plan to be on campus during winter break.
*Includes all full- and part-time employees from ASU, ASU Preparatory Academy and ASU Enterprise Partners.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27. We conduct continuous testing of a statistically-significant and representative sample of our population to determine current trends with the virus. This data is updated each Monday. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since August 1, ASU has collected approximately 171,731 (previously 167,431) test results from students and employees.
Our testing increased as we launched the ongoing testing of a statistically-significant percentage of our student and employee population. ASU maintains a low positive incidence with students and with faculty and staff. Also:
*This number is based on students who were positive as a result of a Biodesign test. This number also includes ASU students who were positive cases prior to August 1.
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Arizona’s positive COVID-19 case count has been climbing. Total positive tests reported for Dec. 21, 2020 is 7,748, and the seven-day trailing average of total positive tests is 5,871. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
One value people use to understand the level of viral transmission is Rt, roughly the average number of people subsequently infected by each currently infected person. The Rt for Arizona 1.04 which is an indicator of the level of spread of COVID-19. The level of spread has increased since mid-September. You can also see Arizona’s Rt in comparison to other states.
The statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level as of December 21, and dating back to April 1.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in-person, on-campus without special public health requirements. Instruction is also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses.
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
*Reduced engagement beginning 10/31 due to app update to allow “off campus” designation by week or extended time.
December 17, 2020
Updated: Dec. 17, 2020 @ 9:00 p.m.
ASU is providing regular updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels.
Arizona cases continue to increase and health experts report that the state is experiencing a surge. The current known positive cases in the ASU community have increased since our most recent report. There is no change in the university’s housing or learning modes of operation.
We encourage everyone to remain vigilant against COVID-19. Please continue to follow all public health protocols, including wearing a face covering and practicing social distancing. Get tested regularly and encourage your friends and family to do the same. ASU continues to offer COVID-19 testing free of charge to all students, employees and the general public Visit our testing webpage to make an appointment. With the holiday season upon us, we encourage you to get tested before family gatherings and begin making testing plans now before traveling.
We lead this report with the current situation, followed by a look at cumulative numbers since Aug. 1, 2020. For any questions on how to interpret the information, please contact ASU media relations at mediarelations@asu.edu.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and we must operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
During the winter break, there will be fewer students on campus, though several thousand will remain living in ASU residence halls. The university will continue to provide updates during this period of time. Influenced by factors associated with winter break and a decrease in campus activity, we anticipate the potential for some fluctuation in the data being reported. ASU will continue to offer testing at no charge to students during winter break and will continue its random, required testing of students who are living on campus or are in the vicinity of the campus and plan to be on campus during winter break.
*Includes all full- and part-time employees from ASU, ASU Preparatory Academy and ASU Enterprise Partners.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27. We conduct continuous testing of a statistically-significant and representative sample of our population to determine current trends with the virus. This data is updated each Monday. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since August 1, ASU has collected approximately 167,431 (previously 163,357) test results from students and employees.
Our testing increased as we launched the ongoing testing of a statistically-significant percentage of our student and employee population. ASU maintains a low positive incidence with students and with faculty and staff. Also:
*This number is based on students who were positive as a result of a Biodesign test. This number also includes ASU students who were positive cases prior to August 1.
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Arizona’s positive COVID-19 case count peaked in late June and trended steadily downward until mid-September. Recently, the number of new cases has been climbing. Total positive tests reported for Dec. 17, 2020 is 5,817, and the seven-day trailing average of total positive tests is 6,787. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
One value people use to understand the level of viral transmission is Rt, roughly the average number of people subsequently infected by each currently infected person. The Rt for Arizona 1.15 which is an indicator of the level of spread of COVID-19. The level of spread has increased since mid-September. You can also see Arizona’s Rt in comparison to other states.
The statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level as of December 17, and dating back to April 1.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in-person, on-campus without special public health requirements. Instruction is also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses.
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
*Reduced engagement beginning 10/31 due to app update to allow “off campus” designation by week or extended time.
December 14, 2020
Updated: Dec. 14, 2020 @ 9:00 p.m.
ASU is providing regular updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels.
Arizona cases continue to increase and health experts report that the state is experiencing a surge. The current known positive cases in the ASU community have increased since our most recent report. There is no change in the university’s housing or learning modes of operation.
We encourage everyone to remain vigilant against COVID-19. Please continue to follow all public health protocols, including wearing a face covering and practicing social distancing. Get tested regularly and encourage your friends and family to do the same. ASU continues to offer COVID-19 testing free of charge to all students, employees and the general public Visit our testing webpage to make an appointment. With the holiday season upon us, we encourage you to get tested before family gatherings and begin making testing plans now before traveling.
We lead this report with the current situation, followed by a look at cumulative numbers since Aug. 1, 2020. For any questions on how to interpret the information, please contact ASU media relations at mediarelations@asu.edu.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and we must operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
During the winter break, there will be fewer students on campus, though several thousand will remain living in ASU residence halls. The university will continue to provide updates during this period of time. Influenced by factors associated with winter break and a decrease in campus activity, we anticipate the potential for some fluctuation in the data being reported. ASU will continue to offer testing at no charge to students during winter break and will continue its random, required testing of students who are living on campus or are in the vicinity of the campus and plan to be on campus during winter break.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27. We conduct continuous testing of a statistically-significant and representative sample of our population to determine current trends with the virus. This data is updated each Monday. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since August 1, ASU has collected approximately 163,357 (previously 159,161) test results from students and employees.
Our testing increased as we launched the ongoing testing of a statistically-significant percentage of our student and employee population. ASU maintains a low positive incidence with students and with faculty and staff. Also:
*This number is based on students who were positive as a result of a Biodesign test. This number also includes ASU students who were positive cases prior to August 1.
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Arizona’s positive COVID-19 case count peaked in late June and trended steadily downward until mid-September. Recently, the number of new cases has been climbing. Total positive tests reported for Dec. 14, 2020 is 11,806, and the seven-day trailing average of total positive tests is 7,772. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
One value people use to understand the level of viral transmission is Rt, roughly the average number of people subsequently infected by each currently infected person. The Rt for Arizona 1.12 which is an indicator of the level of spread of COVID-19. The level of spread has increased since mid-September. You can also see Arizona’s Rt in comparison to other states.
The statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level as of December 14, and dating back to April 1.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in-person, on-campus without special public health requirements. Instruction is also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses.
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
*Reduced engagement beginning 10/31 due to app update to allow “off campus” designation by week or extended time.
December 10, 2020
Updated: Dec. 10, 2020 @ 9:00 p.m.
ASU is providing regular updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels.
Arizona cases continue to increase and health experts report that the state is experiencing a surge. The current known positive cases in the ASU community have increased since our most recent report. There is no change in the university’s housing or learning modes of operation.
We encourage everyone to remain vigilant against COVID-19. Please continue to follow all public health protocols, including wearing a face covering and practicing social distancing. Get tested regularly and encourage your friends and family to do the same. ASU continues to offer COVID-19 testing free of charge to all students, employees and the general public Visit our testing webpage to make an appointment. With the holiday season upon us, we encourage you to get tested before family gatherings and begin making testing plans now before traveling.
We lead this report with the current situation, followed by a look at cumulative numbers since Aug. 1, 2020. For any questions on how to interpret the information, please contact ASU media relations at mediarelations@asu.edu.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and we must operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
During the winter break, there will be fewer students on campus, though several thousand will remain living in ASU residence halls. The university will continue to provide updates during this period of time. Influenced by factors associated with winter break and a decrease in campus activity, we anticipate the potential for some fluctuation in the data being reported. ASU will continue to offer testing at no charge to students during winter break and will continue its random, required testing of students who are living on campus or are in the vicinity of the campus and plan to be on campus during winter break.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27. We conduct continuous testing of a statistically-significant and representative sample of our population to determine current trends with the virus. This data is updated each Monday. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since August 1, ASU has collected approximately 159,161 (previously 154,870) test results from students and employees.
Our testing increased as we launched the ongoing testing of a statistically-significant percentage of our student and employee population. ASU maintains a low positive incidence with students and with faculty and staff. Also:
*This number is based on students who were positive as a result of a Biodesign test. This number also includes ASU students who were positive cases prior to August 1.
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Arizona’s positive COVID-19 case count peaked in late June and trended steadily downward until mid-September. Recently, the number of new cases has been climbing. Total positive tests reported for Dec. 10, 2020 is 4,928, and the seven-day trailing average of total positive tests is 5,873. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
One value people use to understand the level of viral transmission is Rt, roughly the average number of people subsequently infected by each currently infected person. The Rt for Arizona 1.22, which is an indicator of the level of spread of COVID-19. The level of spread has increased since mid-September. You can also see Arizona’s Rt in comparison to other states.
The statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level as of December 10, and dating back to April 1.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in-person, on-campus without special public health requirements. Instruction is also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses.
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
*Reduced engagement beginning 10/31 due to app update to allow “off campus” designation by week or extended time.
December 7, 2020
Updated: Dec. 7, 2020 @ 9:00 p.m.
ASU is providing regular updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels.
Arizona cases continue to increase and health experts report that the state is experiencing a surge. The current known positive cases in the ASU community have increased since our most recent report. There is no change in the university’s housing or learning modes of operation.
We encourage everyone to remain vigilant against COVID-19. Please continue to follow all public health protocols, including wearing a face covering and practicing social distancing. Get tested regularly and encourage your friends and family to do the same. ASU continues to offer COVID-19 testing free of charge to all students, employees and the general public Visit our testing webpage to make an appointment. With the holiday season upon us, we encourage you to get tested before family gatherings and begin making testing plans now before traveling.
We lead this report with the current situation, followed by a look at cumulative numbers since Aug. 1, 2020. For any questions on how to interpret the information, please contact ASU media relations at mediarelations@asu.edu.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and we must operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
During the winter break, there will be fewer students on campus, though several thousand will remain living in ASU residence halls. The university will continue to provide updates during this period of time. Influenced by factors associated with winter break and a decrease in campus activity, we anticipate the potential for some fluctuation in the data being reported. ASU will continue to offer testing at no charge to students during winter break and will continue its random, required testing of students who are living on campus or are in the vicinity of the campus and plan to be on campus during winter break.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27. We conduct continuous testing of a statistically-significant and representative sample of our population to determine current trends with the virus. This data is updated each Monday. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since August 1, ASU has collected approximately 154,870 (previously 150,477) test results from students and employees.
Our testing increased as we launched the ongoing testing of a statistically-significant percentage of our student and employee population. ASU maintains a low positive incidence with students and with faculty and staff. Also:
*This number is based on students who were positive as a result of a Biodesign test. This number also includes ASU students who were positive cases prior to August 1.
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Arizona’s positive COVID-19 case count peaked in late June and trended steadily downward until mid-September. Recently, the number of new cases has been climbing. Total positive tests reported for Dec. 7, 2020 is 1,567, and the seven-day trailing average of total positive tests is 5,575. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
One value people use to understand the level of viral transmission is Rt, roughly the average number of people subsequently infected by each currently infected person. The Rt for Arizona 1.17, which is an indicator of the level of spread of COVID-19. The level of spread has increased since mid-September. You can also see Arizona’s Rt in comparison to other states.
The statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level as of December 7, and dating back to April 1.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in-person, on-campus without special public health requirements. Instruction is also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses.
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
*Reduced engagement beginning 10/31 due to app update to allow “off campus” designation by week or extended time.
December 3, 2020
Updated: Dec. 3, 2020 @ 9:00 p.m.
ASU is providing regular updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels.
Arizona cases continue to increase and health experts report that the state is experiencing a surge. The current known positive cases in the ASU community have decreased since our most recent report. There is no change in the university’s housing or learning modes of operation.
We encourage everyone to remain vigilant against COVID-19. Please continue to follow all public health protocols, including wearing a face covering and practicing social distancing. Get tested regularly and encourage your friends and family to do the same. ASU continues to offer COVID-19 testing free of charge to all students, employees and the general public Visit our testing webpage to make an appointment. With the holiday season upon us, we encourage you to get tested before family gatherings and begin making testing plans now before traveling.
We lead this report with the current situation, followed by a look at cumulative numbers since Aug. 1, 2020. For any questions on how to interpret the information, please contact ASU media relations at mediarelations@asu.edu.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and we must operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27. We conduct continuous testing of a statistically-significant and representative sample of our population to determine current trends with the virus. This data is updated each Monday. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since August 1, ASU has collected approximately 150,477 (previously 146,878) test results from students and employees.
Our testing increased as we launched the ongoing testing of a statistically-significant percentage of our student and employee population. ASU maintains a low positive incidence with students and with faculty and staff. Also:
*This number is based on students who were positive as a result of a Biodesign test. This number also includes ASU students who were positive cases prior to August 1.
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Arizona’s positive COVID-19 case count peaked in late June and trended steadily downward until mid-September. Recently, the number of new cases has been climbing. Total positive tests reported for Dec. 3, 2020 is 5,442, and the seven-day trailing average of total positive tests is 4,585. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
One value people use to understand the level of viral transmission is Rt, roughly the average number of people subsequently infected by each currently infected person. The Rt for Arizona 1.17, which is an indicator of the level of spread of COVID-19. The level of spread has increased since mid-September. You can also see Arizona’s Rt in comparison to other states.
The statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level as of December 3, and dating back to April 1.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in-person, on-campus without special public health requirements. Instruction is also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses.
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
*Reduced engagement beginning 10/31 due to app update to allow “off campus” designation by week or extended time.
November 30, 2020
Updated: Nov. 30, 2020 @ 9:00 p.m.
ASU is providing regular updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels.
Arizona cases have continued to increase and health experts report that the state is experiencing a surge. The current known positive cases in the ASU community have increased since our most recent report. There is no change in the university’s housing or learning modes of operation.
We encourage everyone to remain vigilant against COVID-19. Please continue to follow all public health protocols, including wearing a face covering and practicing social distancing. Get tested regularly and encourage your friends and family to do the same. ASU continues to offer COVID-19 testing free of charge to all students, employees and the general public Visit our testing webpage to make an appointment. As the holiday season approaches, we encourage you to get tested before family gatherings and begin making testing plans now before traveling home.
We lead this report with the current situation, followed by a look at cumulative numbers since Aug. 1, 2020. For any questions on how to interpret the information, please contact ASU media relations at mediarelations@asu.edu.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and we must operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27. We conduct continuous testing of a statistically-significant and representative sample of our population to determine current trends with the virus. This data is updated each Monday. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since August 1, ASU has collected approximately 146,878 (previously 143,494) test results from students and employees.
Our testing increased as we launched the ongoing testing of a statistically-significant percentage of our student and employee population. ASU maintains a low positive incidence with students and with faculty and staff. Also:
*This number is based on students who were positive as a result of a Biodesign test. This number also includes ASU students who were positive cases prior to August 1.
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Arizona’s positive COVID-19 case count peaked in late June and trended steadily downward until mid-September. Recently, the number of new cases has been climbing. Total positive tests reported for Nov. 30, 2020 is 822, and the seven-day trailing average of total positive tests is 3,499. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
One value people use to understand the level of viral transmission is Rt, roughly the average number of people subsequently infected by each currently infected person. The Rt for Arizona 1.13, which is an indicator of the level of spread of COVID-19. The level of spread has increased since mid-September. You can also see Arizona’s Rt in comparison to other states.
The statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level as of November 30, and dating back to April 1.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in-person, on-campus without special public health requirements. Instruction is also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses.
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
*Reduced engagement beginning 10/31 due to app update to allow “off campus” designation by week or extended time.
November 26, 2020
Updated: Nov. 26, 2020 @ 7:00 p.m.
ASU is providing regular updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels.
Arizona cases have continued to increase and health experts report that the state is experiencing a surge. The current known positive cases in the ASU community have decreased since our most recent report. There is no change in the university’s learning or housing modes of operation.
We encourage everyone to remain vigilant against COVID-19. Please continue to follow all public health protocols, including wearing a face covering and practicing social distancing. Get tested regularly and encourage your friends and family to do the same. ASU continues to offer COVID-19 testing free of charge to all students, employees and the general public Visit our testing webpage to make an appointment. As the holiday season approaches, we encourage you to get tested before family gatherings and begin making testing plans now before traveling home.
We lead this report with the current situation, followed by a look at cumulative numbers since Aug. 1, 2020. For any questions on how to interpret the information, please contact ASU media relations at mediarelations@asu.edu.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and we must operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27. We conduct continuous testing of a statistically-significant and representative sample of our population to determine current trends with the virus. This data is updated each Monday. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since August 1, ASU has collected approximately 143,494 (previously 136,177) test results from students and employees.
Our testing increased as we launched the ongoing testing of a statistically-significant percentage of our student and employee population. ASU maintains a low positive incidence with students and with faculty and staff. Also:
*This number is based on students who were positive as a result of a Biodesign test. This number also includes ASU students who were positive cases prior to August 1.
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Arizona’s positive COVID-19 case count peaked in late June and trended steadily downward until mid-September. Recently, the number of new cases has been climbing. Total positive tests reported for Nov. 26, 2020 is 3,476, and the seven-day trailing average of total positive tests is 3,872. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
One value people use to understand the level of viral transmission is Rt, roughly the average number of people subsequently infected by each currently infected person. The Rt for Arizona 1.15, which is an indicator of the level of spread of COVID-19. The level of spread has increased since mid-September. You can also see Arizona’s Rt in comparison to other states.
The statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level as of Nov. 26, and dating back to April 1.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in-person, on-campus without special public health requirements. Instruction is also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses.
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
*Reduced engagement beginning 10/31 due to app update to allow “off campus” designation by week or extended time.
November 23, 2020
Updated: Nov. 23, 2020 @ 6:30 p.m.
ASU is providing regular updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels.
Arizona cases have continued to increase and health experts report that the state is experiencing a surge. The current known positive cases in the ASU community have increased since our most recent report. There is no change in the university’s learning or housing modes of operation.
We encourage everyone to remain vigilant against COVID-19. Please continue to follow all public health protocols, including wearing a face covering and practicing social distancing. Get tested regularly and encourage your friends and family to do the same. ASU continues to offer COVID-19 testing free of charge to all students, employees and the general public Visit our testing webpage to make an appointment. As the holiday season approaches, we encourage you to get tested before family gatherings and begin making testing plans now before traveling home.
We lead this report with the current situation, followed by a look at cumulative numbers since Aug. 1, 2020. For any questions on how to interpret the information, please contact ASU media relations at mediarelations@asu.edu.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and we must operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27. We conduct continuous testing of a statistically-significant and representative sample of our population to determine current trends with the virus. This data is updated each Monday. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since August 1, ASU has collected approximately 136,177 (previously 129,374) test results from students and employees.
Our testing increased as we launched the ongoing testing of a statistically-significant percentage of our student and employee population. ASU maintains a low positive incidence with students and with faculty and staff. Also:
*This number is based on students who were positive as a result of a Biodesign test. This number also includes ASU students who were positive cases prior to August 1.
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Arizona’s positive COVID-19 case count peaked in late June and trended steadily downward until mid-September. Recently, the number of new cases has been climbing. Total positive tests reported for Nov. 23, 2020 is 2,659, and the seven-day trailing average of total positive tests is 3,630. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
One value people use to understand the level of viral transmission is Rt, roughly the average number of people subsequently infected by each currently infected person. The Rt for Arizona 1.14, which is an indicator of the level of spread of COVID-19. The level of spread has increased since mid-September. You can also see Arizona’s Rt in comparison to other states.
The statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level as of Nov. 23, and dating back to April 1.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in-person, on-campus without special public health requirements. Instruction is also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses.
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
*Reduced engagement beginning 10/31 due to app update to allow “off campus” designation by week or extended time.
November 19, 2020
Updated: Nov. 19, 2020 @ 9 p.m.
ASU is providing regular updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels.
Arizona cases have continued to increase and health experts report that the state is experiencing a surge. However, current known positive cases in the ASU community have decreased since our most recent report. There is no change in the university’s learning or housing modes of operation.
We encourage everyone to remain vigilant against COVID-19. Please continue to follow all public health protocols, including wearing a face covering and practicing social distancing. Get tested regularly and encourage your friends and family to do the same. ASU continues to offer COVID-19 testing free of charge to all students, employees and the general public Visit our testing webpage to make an appointment. As the holiday season approaches, we encourage you to get tested before family gatherings and begin making testing plans now before traveling home.
We lead this report with the current situation, followed by a look at cumulative numbers since Aug. 1, 2020. For any questions on how to interpret the information, please contact ASU media relations at mediarelations@asu.edu.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and we must operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27. We conduct continuous testing of a statistically-significant and representative sample of our population to determine current trends with the virus. This data is updated each Monday. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since August 1, ASU has collected approximately 129,374 (previously 124,622) test results from students and employees.
Our testing increased as we launched the ongoing testing of a statistically-significant percentage of our student and employee population. ASU maintains a low positive incidence with students and with faculty and staff. Also:
*This number is based on students who were positive as a result of a Biodesign test. This number also includes ASU students who were positive cases prior to August 1.
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Arizona’s positive COVID-19 case count peaked in late June and trended steadily downward until mid-September. Recently, the number of new cases has been climbing. Total positive tests reported for Nov. 19, 2020 is 4,123, and the seven-day trailing average of total positive tests is 2,952. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
One value people use to understand the level of viral transmission is Rt, roughly the average number of people subsequently infected by each currently infected person. The Rt for Arizona 1.15, which is an indicator of the level of spread of COVID-19. The level of spread has increased since mid-September. You can also see Arizona’s Rt in comparison to other states.
The statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level as of Nov. 19, and dating back to April 1.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in-person, on-campus without special public health requirements. Instruction is also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses.
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
*Reduced engagement beginning 10/31 due to app update to allow “off campus” designation by week or extended time.
November 16, 2020
Updated: Nov. 16, 2020 @ 9 p.m.
ASU is providing regular updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels.
Arizona cases have continued to increase and health experts report that the state is experiencing a surge. Current known positive cases in the ASU community increased since our most recent report. There is no change in the university’s learning or housing modes of operation.
We encourage everyone to remain vigilant against COVID-19. Please continue to follow all public health protocols, including wearing a face covering and practicing social distancing. Get tested regularly and encourage your friends and family to do the same. ASU continues to offer COVID-19 testing free of charge to all students, employees and the general public Visit our testing webpage to make an appointment. As the holiday season approaches, we encourage you to get tested before family gatherings and begin making testing plans now before traveling home.
We lead this report with the current situation, followed by a look at cumulative numbers since Aug. 1, 2020. For any questions on how to interpret the information, please contact ASU media relations at mediarelations@asu.edu.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and we must operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27. We conduct continuous testing of a statistically-significant and representative sample of our population to determine current trends with the virus. This data is updated each Monday. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since August 1, ASU has collected approximately 124,622 (previously 118,971) test results from students and employees.
Our testing increased as we launched the ongoing testing of a statistically-significant percentage of our student and employee population. ASU maintains a low positive incidence with students and with faculty and staff. Also:
*This number is based on students who were positive as a result of a Biodesign test. This number also includes ASU students who were positive cases prior to August 1.
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Arizona’s positive COVID-19 case count peaked in late June and trended steadily downward until mid-September. Recently, the number of new cases has been climbing. Total positive tests reported for Nov. 16, 2020 is 1,476, and the seven-day trailing average of total positive tests is 2,459. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
One value people use to understand the level of viral transmission is Rt, roughly the average number of people subsequently infected by each currently infected person. The Rt for Arizona 1.14, which is an indicator of the level of spread of COVID-19. The level of spread has increased since mid-September. You can also see Arizona’s Rt in comparison to other states.
The statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level as of Nov. 16, and dating back to April 1.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in-person, on-campus without special public health requirements. Instruction is also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses.
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
*Reduced engagement beginning 10/31 due to app update to allow “off campus” designation by week or extended time.
November 12, 2020
Updated: Nov. 12, 2020 @ 9 p.m.
ASU is providing regular updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels.
Arizona cases have continued to increase since our last update and health experts report that the state is experiencing a surge. Current known positive cases in the ASU community increased since our most recent report. There is no change in the university’s learning or housing modes of operation.
We encourage everyone to remain vigilant against COVID-19. Please continue to follow all public health protocols, including wearing a face covering and practicing social distancing. Get tested regularly and encourage your friends and family to do the same. ASU continues to offer COVID-19 testing free of charge to all students, employees and the general public. Visit our testing webpage to make an appointment. As the holiday season approaches, we encourage you to get tested before family gatherings and begin making testing plans now before traveling home.
We lead this report with the current situation, followed by a look at cumulative numbers since Aug. 1, 2020. For any questions on how to interpret the information, please contact ASU media relations at mediarelations@asu.edu.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and we must find a way to operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27. We conduct continuous testing of a statistically-significant and representative sample of our population to determine current trends with the virus. This data is updated each Monday. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since August 1, ASU has collected approximately 118,971 (previously 115,169) test results from students and employees.
Our testing increased as we launched the ongoing testing of a statistically-significant percentage of our student and employee population. ASU maintains a low positive incidence with students and with faculty and staff. Also:
*This number is based on students who were positive as a result of a Biodesign test. This number also includes ASU students who were positive cases prior to August 1.
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Arizona’s positive COVID-19 case count peaked in late June and trended steadily downward until mid-September. Recently, the number of new cases has been climbing. Total positive tests reported for Nov. 12, 2020 is 1,399, and the seven-day trailing average of total positive tests is 1,971. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
One value people use to understand the level of viral transmission is Rt, roughly the average number of people subsequently infected by each currently infected person. The Rt for Arizona 1.18, which is an indicator of the level of spread of COVID-19. The level of spread has increased since mid-September. You can also see Arizona’s Rt in comparison to other states.
The statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level as of Nov. 12, and dating back to April 1.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in-person, on-campus without special public health requirements. Instruction is also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses.
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
*Reduced engagement beginning 10/31 due to app update to allow “off campus” designation by week or extended time.
November 9, 2020
Updated: Nov. 9, 2020 @ 9 p.m.
ASU is providing regular updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels.
Arizona cases have continued to increase since our last update and health experts report that the state is experiencing a surge. Current known positive cases in the ASU community increased since our most recent report. There is no change in the university’s learning or housing modes of operation.
We encourage everyone to remain vigilant against COVID-19. Please continue to follow all public health protocols, including wearing a face covering and practicing social distancing. Get tested regularly and encourage your friends and family to do the same. ASU continues to offer COVID-19 testing free of charge to all students, employees and the general public. Visit our testing webpage to make an appointment. As the holiday season approaches, we encourage you to get tested before family gatherings and begin making testing plans now before traveling home.
We lead this report with the current situation, followed by a look at cumulative numbers since Aug. 1, 2020. For any questions on how to interpret the information, please contact ASU media relations at mediarelations@asu.edu.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and we must find a way to operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27. We conduct continuous testing of a statistically-significant and representative sample of our population to determine current trends with the virus. This data is updated each Monday. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since August 1, ASU has collected approximately 115,169 (previously 110,001) test results from students and employees.
Our testing increased as we launched the ongoing testing of a statistically-significant percentage of our student and employee population. ASU maintains a low positive incidence with students and with faculty and staff. Also:
*This number is based on students who were positive as a result of a Biodesign test. This number also includes ASU students who were positive cases prior to August 1.
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Arizona’s positive COVID-19 case count peaked in late June and trended steadily downward until mid-September. Recently, the number of new cases has been climbing. Total positive tests reported for Nov. 9, 2020 is 435, and the seven-day trailing average of total positive tests is 1,651. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
One value people use to understand the level of viral transmission is Rt, roughly the average number of people subsequently infected by each currently infected person. The Rt for Arizona 1.18, which is an indicator of the level of spread of COVID-19. The level of spread has increased since mid-September. You can also see Arizona’s Rt in comparison to other states.
The statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level as of Nov. 9, and dating back to April 1.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in-person, on-campus without special public health requirements. Instruction is also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses.
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
*Reduced engagement beginning 10/31 due to app update to allow “off campus” designation by week or extended time.
November 5, 2020
Updated: Nov. 5, 2020 @ 9 p.m.
ASU is providing regular updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels.
Arizona cases have continued to increase since our last update and health experts report that the state is experiencing a surge. Current known positive cases in the ASU community increased since our most recent report. There is no change in the university’s learning or housing modes of operation..
NOTE: Our reports continue to evolve based on ongoing feedback. For added clarity, we now lead the report with the current situation, followed by a look at cumulative numbers since Aug. 1, 2020. For any questions on how to interpret the information, please contact ASU media relations at mediarelations@asu.edu.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and we must find a way to operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27. We conduct continuous testing of a statistically-significant and representative sample of our population to determine current trends with the virus. This data is updated each Monday. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since August 1, ASU has collected approximately 110,001 (previously 106,022) test results from students and employees.
Our testing increased as we launched the ongoing testing of a statistically-significant percentage of our student and employee population. ASU maintains a low positive incidence with students and with faculty and staff. Also:
*This number is based on students who were positive as a result of a Biodesign test. This number also includes ASU students who were positive cases prior to August 1.
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Arizona’s positive COVID-19 case count peaked in late June and trended steadily downward until mid-September. Recently, the number of new cases has been climbing. Total positive tests reported for Nov. 5, 2020 is 2,135, and the seven-day trailing average of total positive tests is 1,469.7. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
One value people use to understand the level of viral transmission is Rt, roughly the average number of people subsequently infected by each currently infected person. The Rt for Arizona 1.11, which is an indicator of the level of spread of COVID-19. The level of spread has increased since the end of September. You can also see Arizona’s Rt in comparison to other states.
The statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level as of Nov. 5, and dating back to April 1.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in-person, on-campus without special public health requirements. Instruction is also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses.
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
*Reduced engagement beginning 10/31 due to app update to allow “off campus” designation by week or extended time.
November 2, 2020
Updated: Nov. 2, 2020 @ 9 p.m.
ASU is providing regular updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels.
Arizona cases have continued to increase since our last update and many health experts now report that the state is experiencing a surge. Current known positive cases in the ASU community increased since our most recent report. There is no change in the university’s learning or housing modes of operation.
NOTE: Our reports continue to evolve based on ongoing feedback. For added clarity, we now lead the report with the current situation, followed by a look at cumulative numbers since Aug. 1, 2020. For any questions on how to interpret the information, please contact ASU media relations at mediarelations@asu.edu.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and we must find a way to operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27. We conduct continuous testing of a statistically-significant and representative sample of our population to determine current trends with the virus. This data is updated each Monday. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since August 1, ASU has collected approximately 106,022 (previously 102,373) test results from students and employees.
Our testing increased as we launched the ongoing testing of a statistically-significant percentage of our student and employee population. ASU maintains a low positive incidence with students and with faculty and staff. Also:
*This number is based on students who were positive as a result of a Biodesign test. This number also includes ASU students who were positive cases prior to August 1.
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Arizona’s positive COVID-19 case count peaked in late June and trended steadily downward until mid-September. Recently, the number of new cases began to climb. Total positive tests reported for Nov. 2, 2020 is 666, and the seven-day trailing average of total positive tests is 1,310.7. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
One value people use to understand the level of viral transmission is Rt, roughly the average number of people subsequently infected by each currently infected person. The Rt for Arizona 1.16, which is an indicator of the level of spread of COVID-19. The level of spread has been steady since the end of September. You can also see Arizona’s Rt in comparison to other states.
The statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level as of Nov. 2, and dating back to April 1.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in-person, on-campus without special public health requirements. Instruction is also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses.
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
*Reduced engagement beginning 10/31 due to app update to allow “off campus” designation by week or extended time.
October 29, 2020
Updated: Oct. 29, 2020 @ 9 p.m.
ASU is providing regular updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels.
Arizona cases have continued to increase since our last update with many health experts now reporting that the state is experiencing a surge. Current known positive cases in the ASU community increased slightly since our most recent report. There is no change in the university’s learning or housing modes of operation.
NOTE: Our reports continue to evolve based on ongoing feedback. For added clarity, we now lead the report with the current situation, followed by a look at cumulative numbers since Aug. 1, 2020. For any questions on how to interpret the information, please contact ASU media relations at mediarelations@asu.edu.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and that we must find a way to operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27. We conduct continuous testing of a statistically-significant and representative sample of our population to determine current trends with the virus. This data will be updated each Monday. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since August 1, ASU has collected approximately 102,373 (previously 98,909) test results from students and employees.
Our testing has increased as we launched the ongoing testing of a statistically-significant percentage of our student and employee population. ASU maintains a low positive incidence with students and an even lower positive incidence with faculty and staff. Also:
*This number is based on students who were positive as a result of a Biodesign test. This number also includes ASU students who were positive cases prior to August 1.
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Arizona’s positive COVID-19 case count peaked in late June and trended steadily downward until mid-September. Recently, the number of new cases has begun to climb. Total positive tests reported for Oct. 29, 2020 were 1,315, and the seven-day trailing average of total positive tests is 1,082.0. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
One value people use to understand the level of viral transmission is Rt, which is roughly the average number of people subsequently infected by each currently infected person. The Rt for Arizona 1.16, which is an indicator of the level of spread of COVID-19. The level of spread has been steady since the end of September. You can also see Arizona’s Rt in comparison to other states.
The statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level as of Oct. 26, and dating back to April 1.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in-person, on-campus without special public health requirements. Instruction is also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses.
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
October 26, 2020
Updated: Oct. 26, 2020 @ 9 p.m.
ASU is providing regular updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels.
Arizona cases have continued to increase since our last update with many health experts now reporting that the state is experiencing a surge. Current known positive cases in the ASU community decreased since our most recent report. There is no change in the university’s learning or housing modes of operation.
NOTE: Our reports continue to evolve based on ongoing feedback. For added clarity, we now lead the report with the current situation, followed by a look at cumulative numbers since Aug. 1, 2020. For any questions on how to interpret the information, please contact ASU media relations at mediarelations@asu.edu.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and that we must find a way to operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27. We conduct continuous testing of a statistically-significant and representative sample of our population to determine current trends with the virus. This data will be updated each Monday. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since August 1, ASU has collected approximately 98,909 (previously 94,931) test results from students and employees.
Our testing has increased as we launched the ongoing testing of a statistically-significant percentage of our student and employee population. ASU maintains a low positive incidence with students and an even lower positive incidence with faculty and staff. Also:
*This number is based on students who were positive as a result of a Biodesign test. This number also includes ASU students who were positive cases prior to August 1.
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Arizona’s positive COVID-19 case count peaked in late June and trended steadily downward until mid-September. Recently, the number of new cases has begun to climb. Total positive tests reported for Oct. 26, 2020 were 801, and the seven-day trailing average of total positive tests is 1,009.6. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
One value people use to understand the level of viral transmission is Rt, which is roughly the average number of people subsequently infected by each currently infected person. The Rt for Arizona is 1.10, which is an indicator of the level of spread of COVID-19. The level of spread has been steady since the end of September. You can also see Arizona’s Rt in comparison to other states.
The statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level as of Oct. 26, and dating back to April 1.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in-person, on-campus without special public health requirements. Instruction is also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses.
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
October 22, 2020
Updated: Oct. 22, 2020 @ 9 p.m.
ASU is providing regular updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels.
Arizona cases have continued to increase since our last update with many health experts now reporting that the state is experiencing a surge. Current known positive cases in the ASU community decreased slightly since our most recent report. There is no change in the university’s learning or housing modes of operation.
NOTE: Our reports continue to evolve based on ongoing feedback. For added clarity, we now lead the report with the current situation, followed by a look at cumulative numbers since Aug. 1, 2020. For any questions on how to interpret the information, please contact ASU media relations at mediarelations@asu.edu.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and that we must find a way to operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27. We conduct continuous testing of a statistically-significant and representative sample of our population to determine current trends with the virus. This data will be updated each Monday. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since August 1, ASU has collected approximately 94,931 (previously 91,121) test results from students and employees.
Our testing has increased as we launched the ongoing testing of a statistically-significant percentage of our student and employee population. ASU maintains a low positive incidence with students and an even lower positive incidence with faculty and staff. Also:
*This number is based on students who were positive as a result of a Biodesign test. This number also includes ASU students who were positive cases prior to August 1.
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Arizona’s positive COVID-19 case count peaked in late June and trended steadily downward until mid-September. Recently, the number of new cases has begun to climb. Total positive tests reported for Oct. 22, 2020 were 994, and the seven-day trailing average of total positive tests is 879.7. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
One value people use to understand the level of viral transmission is Rt, which is roughly the average number of people subsequently infected by each currently infected person. The Rt for Arizona is 1.16, which is an indicator of the level of spread of COVID-19. The level of spread has been steady since the end of September. You can also see Arizona’s Rt in comparison to other states.
The statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level as of Oct. 22, and dating back to April 1.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in-person, on-campus without special public health requirements. Instruction is also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses.
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
October 19, 2020
Updated: Oct. 19, 2020 @ 9 p.m.
ASU is providing regular updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels.
Arizona cases have increased since our last update, but remain below the statewide levels in late June. Current known positive cases in the ASU community increased slightly since our most recent report. There is no change in the university’s learning or housing modes of operation.
NOTE: Our reports continue to evolve based on ongoing feedback. For added clarity, we now lead the report with the current situation, followed by a look at cumulative numbers since Aug. 1, 2020. For any questions on how to interpret the information, please contact ASU media relations at mediarelations@asu.edu.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and that we must find a way to operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27. We conduct continuous testing of a statistically-significant and representative sample of our population to determine current trends with the virus. This data will be updated each Monday. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since August 1, ASU has collected approximately 91,121 (previously 87,677) test results from students and employees.
Our testing has increased as we launched the ongoing testing of a statistically-significant percentage of our student and employee population. ASU maintains a low positive incidence with students and an even lower positive incidence with faculty and staff. Also:
*This number is based on students who were positive as a result of a Biodesign test. This number also includes ASU students who were positive cases prior to August 1.
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Arizona’s positive COVID-19 case count peaked in late June and trended steadily downward until mid-September. Recently, the number of new cases has begun to climb. Total positive tests reported for Oct. 19, 2020 were 748, and the seven-day trailing average of total positive tests is 835.3. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
One value people use to understand the level of viral transmission is Rt, which is roughly the average number of people subsequently infected by each currently infected person. The Rt for Arizona is 1.10, which is an indicator of the level of spread of COVID-19. The level of spread has been steady since the end of September. You can also see Arizona’s Rt in comparison to other states.
The statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level as of Oct. 19, and dating back to April 1.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in-person, on-campus without special public health requirements. Instruction is also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses.
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
October 15, 2020
Updated: Oct. 15, 2020 @ 9 p.m.
ASU is providing regular updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels.
Arizona cases have increased since our last update, but remain below the statewide levels in late June. Current known positive cases in the ASU community declined slightly since our most recent report. There is no change in the university’s learning or housing modes of operation.
NOTE: Our reports continue to evolve based on ongoing feedback. For added clarity, we will start leading the report with the current situation, followed by a look at cumulative numbers since Aug. 1, 2020. For any questions on how to interpret the information, please contact ASU media relations at mediarelations@asu.edu.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and that we must find a way to operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27. We conduct continuous testing of a statistically-significant and representative sample of our population to determine current trends with the virus. This data will be updated each Monday. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since August 1, ASU has collected approximately 87,677 (previously 83,644) test results from students and employees.
Our testing has increased as we launched the ongoing testing of a statistically-significant percentage of our student and employee population. ASU maintains a low positive incidence with students and an even lower positive incidence with faculty and staff. Also:
*This number is based on students who were positive as a result of a Biodesign test. This number also includes ASU students who were positive cases prior to August 1.
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Arizona’s positive COVID-19 case count peaked in late June and trended steadily downward until mid-September. Recently, the number of new cases has begun to climb. Total positive tests reported for Oct. 15, 2020 increased to 1,113, and the seven-day trailing average of total positive tests is 763.9. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
One value people use to understand the level of viral transmission is Rt, which is roughly the average number of people subsequently infected by each currently infected person. The Rt for Arizona is is 1.11, which is an indicator that the level of spread of COVID-19 is climbing. You can also see Arizona’s Rt in comparison to other states.
The statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level as of Oct. 14, and dating back to April 1.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in-person, on-campus without special public health requirements. Instruction is also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses.
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
October 12, 2020
Updated: Oct. 12, 2020 @ 9 p.m.
ASU is providing regular updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels.
Arizona cases have increased since our last update, but remain far below the statewide levels in late June. Current known positive cases in the ASU community have increased slightly since our last report. There is no change in the university’s learning or housing modes of operation.
NOTE: Our reports continue to evolve based on ongoing feedback. For added clarity, we will start leading the report with the current situation, followed by a look at cumulative numbers since Aug. 1, 2020. For any questions on how to interpret the information, please contact ASU media relations at mediarelations@asu.edu.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and that we must find a way to operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27. We conduct continuous testing of a statistically-significant and representative sample of our population to determine current trends with the virus. This data will be updated each Monday. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since August 1, ASU has collected approximately 83,644 (previously 79,648) test results from students and employees.
Our testing has increased as we launched the ongoing testing of a statistically-significant percentage of our student and employee population. ASU maintains a low positive incidence with students and an even lower positive incidence with faculty and staff. Also:
*This number is based on students who were positive as a result of a Biodesign test. This number also includes ASU students who were positive cases prior to August 1.
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Arizona’s positive COVID-19 case count peaked in late June and trended steadily downward until mid-September. Since that time, the number of new cases has been steady. Total positive tests reported for Oct. 12, 2020 decreased to 475, and the seven-day trailing average of total positive tests is 711.4. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
One value people use to understand the level of viral transmission is Rt, which is roughly the average number of people subsequently infected by each currently infected person. The Rt for Arizona is 1.03, which is an indicator that the level of spread of COVID-19 is climbing slightly. You can also see Arizona’s Rt in comparison to other states.
The statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level as of Oct. 12, and dating back to April 1.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in-person, on-campus without special public health requirements. Instruction is also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses.
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
October 8, 2020
Updated: Oct. 8, 2020 @ 9 p.m.
ASU is providing regular updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels.
Arizona cases have increased since our last update, but remain far below the statewide levels in late June. Current known positive cases in the ASU community declined for the ninth consecutive report. There is no change in the university’s learning or housing modes of operation.
NOTE: Our reports continue to evolve based on ongoing feedback. For added clarity, we will start leading the report with the current situation, followed by a look at cumulative numbers since Aug. 1, 2020. For any questions on how to interpret the information, please contact ASU media relations at mediarelations@asu.edu.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and that we must find a way to operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27. We conduct continuous testing of a statistically-significant and representative sample of our population to determine current trends with the virus. This data will be updated each Monday. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since August 1, ASU has collected approximately 79,648 (previously 75,827) test results from students and employees.
Our testing has increased as we launched the ongoing testing of a statistically-significant percentage of our student and employee population. ASU maintains a low positive incidence with students and an even lower positive incidence with faculty and staff. Also:
*This number is based on students who were positive as a result of a Biodesign test. This number also includes ASU students who were positive cases prior to August 1.
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Arizona’s positive COVID-19 case count peaked in late June and trended steadily downward until mid-September. Since that time, the number of new cases has been steady.Total positive tests reported for Oct. 8, 2020 increased to 863, and the seven-day trailing average of total positive tests is 598.4. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
One value people use to understand the level of viral transmission is Rt, which is roughly the average number of people subsequently infected by each currently infected person. The Rt for Arizona is 1.06, which is an indicator that the level of spread of COVID-19 is climbing slightly. You can also see Arizona’s Rt in comparison to other states.
The statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level as of Oct. 8, and dating back to April 1.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in-person, on-campus without special public health requirements. Instruction is also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses.
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
October 5, 2020
Updated: Oct. 5, 2020 @ 9 p.m.
ASU is providing regular updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels.
Arizona cases are holding steady, though far below the statewide levels seen in mid-September. Current known positive cases in the ASU community declined for the eighth consecutive report. There is no change in the university’s learning or housing modes of operation.
NOTE: Our reports continue to evolve based on ongoing feedback. For added clarity, we will start leading the report with the current situation, followed by a look at cumulative numbers since Aug. 1, 2020. For any questions on how to interpret the information, please contact ASU media relations at mediarelations@asu.edu.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and that we must find a way to operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27. We conduct continuous testing of a statistically-significant and representative sample of our population to determine current trends with the virus. This data will be updated each Monday. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since August 1, ASU has collected approximately 75,827 (previously 72,495) test results from students and employees.
Our testing has increased as we launched the ongoing testing of a statistically-significant percentage of our student and employee population. ASU maintains a low positive incidence with students and an even lower positive incidence with faculty and staff. Also:
*This number is based on students who were positive as a result of a Biodesign test. This number also includes ASU students who were positive cases prior to August 1.
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Arizona’s positive COVID-19 case count peaked in late June and trended steadily downward until mid-September. Since that time, the number of new cases has been steady. Total positive tests reported for Oct. 5, 2020 dropped to 316, and the seven-day trailing average of total positive tests is 508.6. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
One value people use to understand the level of viral transmission is Rt, which is roughly the average number of people subsequently infected by each currently infected person. The Rt for Arizona is 1.01, which is an indicator that the level of spread of COVID-19 is climbing slightly. You can also see Arizona’s Rt in comparison to other states.
The statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level as of Oct. 5, and dating back to April 1.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in-person, on-campus without special public health requirements. Instruction is also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses.
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
October 1, 2020
Updated: Oct 1, 2020 @ 9 p.m.
ASU is providing regular updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels.
NOTE: Our reports continue to evolve based on ongoing feedback. For added clarity, we will start leading the report with the current situation, followed by a look at cumulative numbers since Aug. 1, 2020. For any questions on how to interpret the information, please contact ASU media relations at mediarelations@asu.edu.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and that we must find a way to operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27. We conduct continuous testing of a statistically-significant and representative sample of our population to determine current trends with the virus. This data will be updated each Monday. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since August 1, ASU has collected approximately 72,495 (previously 68,542) test results from students and employees.
Our testing has increased as we launched the ongoing testing of a statistically-significant percentage of our student and employee population. ASU maintains a low positive incidence with students and an even lower positive incidence with faculty and staff. Also:
*This number is based on students who were positive as a result of a Biodesign test. This number also includes ASU students who were positive cases prior to August 1.
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Arizona’s positive COVID-19 case count peaked in late June and trended steadily downward until mid-September. Since that time, the number of new cases has been steady. Total positive tests reported for Oct. 1, 2020 climbed to 705, and the seven-day trailing average of total positive tests is 480. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
One value people use to understand the level of viral transmission is Rt, which is roughly the average number of people subsequently infected by each currently infected person. The Rt for Arizona is 1.04, which is an indicator that the level of spread of COVID-19 is holding steady. You can also see Arizona’s Rt in comparison to other states.
The statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level as of Oct. 1, and dating back to April 1.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in-person, on-campus without special public health requirements. Instruction is also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses.
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
September 28, 2020
Updated: Sept 28, 2020 @ 9 p.m.
ASU is providing regular updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels.
NOTE: Our reports continue to evolve based on ongoing feedback. For added clarity, we will start leading the report with the current situation, followed by a look at cumulative numbers since Aug. 1, 2020. For any questions on how to interpret the information, please contact ASU media relations at mediarelations@asu.edu.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and that we must find a way to operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27. We conduct continuous testing of a statistically-significant and representative sample of our population to determine current trends with the virus. This data will be updated each Monday. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since August 1, ASU has collected approximately 68,542 (previously 65,412) test results from students and employees.
Our testing has increased as we launched the ongoing testing of a statistically-significant percentage of our student and employee population. ASU maintains a low positive incidence with students and an even lower positive incidence with faculty and staff. Also:
*This number is based on students who were positive as a result of a Biodesign test. This number also includes ASU students who were positive cases prior to August 1.
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Arizona’s positive COVID-19 case count peaked in late June and trended steadily downward until mid-September. Since that time, the number of new cases has been steady. Total positive tests reported for Sept. 28, 2020 dropped to 273, and the seven-day trailing average of total positive tests is 465.6. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
One value people use to understand the level of viral transmission is Rt, which is roughly the average number of people subsequently infected by each currently infected person. The Rt for Arizona is 0.90, which is an indicator that the level of spread of COVID-19 is holding steady. You can also see Arizona’s Rt in comparison to other states.
The statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level as of Sept. 28, and dating back to April 1.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in-person, on-campus without special public health requirements. Instruction is also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses.
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
September 24, 2020
Updated: Sept 24, 2020 @ 9 p.m.
ASU is providing regular updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels.
NOTE: Our reports continue to evolve based on ongoing feedback. For added clarity, we will start leading the report with the current situation, followed by a look at cumulative numbers since Aug. 1, 2020. For any questions on how to interpret the information, please contact ASU media relations at mediarelations@asu.edu.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and that we must find a way to operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27. We conduct continuous testing of a statistically-significant and representative sample of our population to determine current trends with the virus. This data will be updated each Monday. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since August 1, ASU has collected approximately 65,412 (previously 60,955) test results from students and employees.
Our testing has increased as we launched the ongoing testing of a statistically-significant percentage of our student and employee population. ASU maintains a low positive incidence with students and an even lower positive incidence with faculty and staff. Also:
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Arizona’s positive COVID-19 case count peaked in late June and trended steadily downward until mid-September. Since that time, the number of new cases has been steady. Total positive tests reported for Sept. 24, 2020 climbed to 568, and the seven-day trailing average of total positive tests is 598.9. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
One value people use to understand the level of viral transmission is Rt, which is roughly the average number of people subsequently infected by each currently infected person. The Rt for Arizona is 0.93, which is an indicator that the level of spread of COVID-19 is holding steady. You can also see Arizona’s Rt in comparison to other states.
The statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level as of Sept. 24, and dating back to April 1.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in-person, on-campus without special public health requirements. Instruction is also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses.
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
September 21, 2020 Update 2
Updated: Sept 21, 2020 @ 9pm
ASU is providing regular updates on our COVID-19 Management Strategy, which supports virus management efforts at the state, local and university levels.
NOTE: Our reports continue to evolve based on ongoing feedback. For added clarity, we will start leading the report with the current situation, followed by a look at cumulative numbers since Aug. 1, 2020. For any questions on how to interpret the information, please contact ASU media relations at (480) 727-0772.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is here to stay and that we must find a way to operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we invested in testing technology, built health check apps and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is following all CDC guidelines related to higher education.
ASU tests anyone who is symptomatic, and has tests available free of charge for any student or employee who wants one. In addition, ASU launched required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27. We conduct continuous testing of a statistically-significant and representative sample of our population to determine current trends with the virus. This data will be updated each Monday. Current results specific to the random testing program are:
On-campus students
Off-campus students
Employees
Since August 1, ASU has collected approximately 60,955 test results from students and employees.
Our testing has increased as we launched the ongoing testing of a statistically-significant percentage of our student and employee population. ASU maintains a low positive incidence with students and an even lower positive incidence with faculty and staff. Also:
** This number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Arizona’s positive COVID-19 case count peaked in late June and trended steadily downward until mid-September. Since that time, the number of new cases has been steady. Total positive tests reported for Sept. 21, 2020 dropped to 233, and the seven-day trailing average of total positive tests is 789.4. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public.
One value people use to understand the level of viral transmission is Rt, which is roughly the average number of people subsequently infected by each currently infected person. The Rt for Arizona is 0.99, which is an indicator that the level of spread of COVID-19 is holding steady. You can also see Arizona’s Rt in comparison to other states.
The statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and (Maricopa) county level as of Sept. 16, and dating back to April 1.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts. ASU:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is well aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We work with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU also works with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU also is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to better understand virus trends at the local level.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
September 21, 2020 Update 1
ASU is providing periodic updates on our COVID-19 Management Framework, which consists of supporting virus management efforts at the state, local and university level.
Arizona’s positive COVID-19 case count peaked in late June and trended steadily downward until mid-September. Since that time, the number of new cases has been steady. Total positive tests reported for Sept. 21, 2020 dropped to 233, and the seven-day trailing average of total positive tests is 789.4. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public. One value people use to understand the level of viral transmission is Rt, which is roughly the average number of people subsequently infected by each currently infected person. The Rt for Arizona is 0.99, which is an indicator that the level of spread of COVID-19 is holding steady. You can also see Arizona’s Rt in comparison to other states.
Following also is a link to a statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty that provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and county level (Maricopa) as of Sept. 16 and dating back to April 1.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We have worked with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU has also worked with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU is also working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to understand virus trends at the local level.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is not going away anytime soon and that we must find a way to operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we have invented testing technology, built health check apps in partnership with the Mayo Clinic, and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is also following CDC guidelines related to higher education.
Since August 1, we have collected approximately 60,955 test results from students and employees. Since the beginning of the semester ASU has tested 55 percent of students living on campus (these are tests collected after students provided proof of a negative test to move into the residence halls) and has tested 17 percent of students living off campus. The incidence of testing has increased as we launched periodic testing of a statistically significant percentage of our student and employee population. ASU maintains a low positive incidence with students and an even lower positive incidence with faculty and staff.
Cumulative number of positive tests since August 1, 2020
Cumulative number of individuals no longer positive/medically cleared for release
*this number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
ASU initiated required, random testing of students and employees on Aug. 27. Our goal is to conduct continuous testing of a statistically significant, representative sample of our population to determine current trends with the virus. This data will be updated each Monday. Current results are:
Off Campus Students
On Campus Students
Employees
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in-person, on-campus without special public health requirements. Instruction is also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses.
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
September 17, 2020
ASU is providing periodic updates on our COVID-19 Management Framework, which consists of supporting virus management efforts at the state, local and university level.
Arizona’s positive COVID-19 case count has been decreasing since its peak in June, and trending downward very steadily since the end of June. Due to a change in ADHS reporting, total positive tests reported for Sept.17, 2020, climbed to 1,753, and the seven-day trailing average of total positive tests is 665. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public. One value people use to understand the level of viral transmission is Rt, which is roughly the average number of people subsequently infected by each currently infected person. The Rt for Arizona is 0.94, which is an indicator that the level of spread of COVID-19 is holding steady. You can also see Arizona’s Rt in comparison to other states.
Following also is a link to a statewide COVID Epidemiology Situation Report produced by ASU faculty that provides a significant summary of COVID-19 activity at the state and county level (Maricopa) as of Sept. 16 and dating back to April 1.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We have worked with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU has also worked with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU is also working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to understand virus trends at the local level.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is not going away anytime soon and that we must find a way to operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we have invented testing technology, built health check apps in partnership with the Mayo Clinic, and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is also following CDC guidelines related to higher education.
Since August 1, we have collected approximately 57,629 test results from students and employees. The incidence of testing has increased as we launched periodic testing of a statistically significant percentage of the on-campus population. ASU maintains a low positive incidence with students and an even lower positive incidence with faculty and staff.
Cumulative number of positive tests since August 1, 2020
Cumulative number of individuals no longer positive/medically cleared for release
*this number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in-person, on-campus without special public health requirements. Instruction is also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses.
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
September 14, 2020
ASU is providing periodic updates on our COVID-19 Management Framework, which consists of supporting virus management efforts at the state, local and university level.
Arizona’s positive COVID-19 case count has been decreasing since its peak in June, and trending downward very steadily since the end of June. Total positive tests reported for Sept.14, 2020, are 231, and the seven-day trailing average of total positive tests is 394.4. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public. One value people use to understand the level of viral transmission is Rt, which is roughly the average number of people subsequently infected by each currently infected person. The Rt for Arizona is 1.05, which is an indicator that the level of spread of COVID-19 is holding steady. You can also see Arizona’s Rt in comparison to other states.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We have worked with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU has also worked with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU is also working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to understand virus trends at the local level.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is not going away anytime soon and that we must find a way to operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we have invented testing technology, built health check apps in partnership with the Mayo Clinic, and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is also following CDC guidelines related to higher education.
Since August 1, we have collected approximately 54,244 test results from students and employees. The incidence of testing has increased as we launched periodic testing of a statistically significant percentage of the on-campus population. ASU maintains a low positive incidence with students and an even lower positive incidence with faculty and staff.
Cumulative number of positive tests since August 1, 2020
Cumulative number of individuals no longer positive/medically cleared for release
*this number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in-person, on-campus without special public health requirements. Instruction is also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses.
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.
September 10, 2020
ASU is providing periodic updates on our COVID-19 Management Framework, which consists of supporting virus management efforts at the state, local and university level.
Arizona’s positive COVID-19 case count has been decreasing since its peak in June, and trending downward very steadily since the end of June. Total positive tests reported for Sept. 10, 2020, are 461, and the seven-day trailing average of total positive tests is 435.6. ASU’s critical COVID-19 trend data is updated daily and accessible by the public. One value people use to understand the level of viral transmission is Rt, which is roughly the average number of people subsequently infected by each currently infected person. The Rt for Arizona is 1.03, which is an indicator that the level of spread of COVID-19 is holding steady. You can also see Arizona’s Rt in comparison to other states.
Since the start of the pandemic, ASU has mobilized resources to help the state and our communities combat the spread of COVID-19. Below is a sampling of our ongoing efforts:
More information about these efforts can be found in this recently published six-month review of how ASU’s research enterprise and the community have united against the pandemic.
ASU is aware that our community extends beyond the borders of our campuses. We have worked with businesses surrounding our campuses that students and employees often visit so they understand our expectations around enforcing public health protocols during the pandemic. ASU has also worked with housing developments where large numbers of our students reside to communicate our expectations for conduct and behavior, including the fact that parties and large gatherings that violate public health guidelines are prohibited.
ASU is also working with the Arizona Department of Health Services to analyze and produce data from the zip codes in which our campuses (including residence halls) are located to understand virus trends at the local level.
ASU has previously published its COVID management framework. In short, it is our expectation that COVID-19 is not going away anytime soon and that we must find a way to operate the university in a way that accounts for the ongoing presence of the virus. That is why we have invented testing technology, built health check apps in partnership with the Mayo Clinic, and established extensive protocols to help manage the virus in our community. ASU is also following CDC guidelines related to higher education.
Since August 1, we have collected approximately 50,533 test results from students and employees. The incidence of testing has increased as we launched periodic testing of a statistically significant percentage of the on-campus population. ASU maintains a low positive incidence with students and an even lower positive incidence with faculty and staff.
Cumulative number of positive tests since August 1, 2020
Cumulative number of individuals no longer positive/medically cleared for release
*this number includes ASU employees who were positive cases prior to August 1.
Learning Mode 1: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in-person, on-campus without special public health requirements. Instruction is also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses.
Learning Mode 2: Instruction is delivered to students by faculty in a hybrid fashion. Courses are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity and are also available to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements. Students can choose their preferred learning environment to accommodate their needs. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester. This mode will continue until circumstances permit it to move up or require it to move down.
Learning Mode 3: The majority of courses are delivered to students digitally through ASU Sync and iCourses. A limited number of courses that do not translate to a digital environment such as labs and performing arts, are offered in-person, on-campus at a reduced capacity. All faculty, staff and students are required to comply with public health requirements.
Learning Mode 4: Instruction is delivered to students digitally only through ASU Sync, iCourses and ASU Online. There is no in-person classroom instruction at all.
University Housing Mode 1: Regular Mode of Operation: Residence halls at full capacity. External visitors allowed in buildings.
University Housing Mode 2: Limited Mode of Operations: ASU fills residence halls at lowered capacity to provide for flexibility in self-isolation and quarantine spaces. Guests in residence hall rooms are limited to those within the hall. This is the mode in which ASU started the fall semester.
University Housing Mode 3: Increase security and enforcement; restrict ingress with no external visitors and one guest per room from within the same residence hall at any given time; de-densify higher risk living configurations with communal bathrooms and communal living situations; housing removal for repeat violations; and facilitate single occupancy and process approved housing License Agreement Release requests. This is the mode ASU is currently operating in.
University Housing Mode 4: Essential Only: Students who have no other options will be allowed to request an exemption to live in residence.
University Housing Mode 5: Closed: No use of residential halls.
ASU continues to monitor health check data for students and employees coming to campus. Overall compliance rates remain consistent. The HealthCheck platform was designed by Los Angeles-based Safe Health Systems, a startup that advanced as part of the Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator. It is designed to advise users on appropriate steps to take if they are exhibiting COVID-like symptoms, including staying home, contacting a healthcare provider and potentially getting a COVID-19 test.