Suffolk University saw four new COVID-19 case between Oct. 11 and Oct. 16, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases for the semester to 35, according to university testing data.
The cases were identified at an on-campus testing site on Oct. 13 and Oct. 15, according to the data. University testing numbers from Oct. 17 – 20 had not been released at the time of this article’s publication.
The university’s seven day positivity rate was at .076% on Oct. 15, the day the latest cases were reported. This is the highest seven day positivity rate Suffolk has seen since Oct. 2, when it was at .094%.
The overall positivity rate for the university since it has started testing members of its community in August is .119%, according to the data.
As of Oct. 16, Suffolk has administered 20,931 tests, a 2,876 increase in tests since Oct. 10.
State health officials reported 827 new COVID-19 cases and 15 deaths from the virus were reported in Massachusetts Monday.
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