COVID-19 connection made with IWU

Posted on March 20, 2020

Anyone who may have had contact with the patient has been notified(PHOTO:Illinois Wesleyan University)

By Katherine Murphy

Of the three new cases of coronavirus announced in McLean County today Illinois Wesleyan University says there’s a connection to the school.

The McLean County Health Department, while maintaining confidentiality, assured the University that anyone who had contact with the patient had been notified.

In a statement the school said, “the individual is not an Illinois Wesleyan student, faculty or staff member, and they have not visited our campus recently. This is the first known case of COVID-19 involving an individual with contacts in our campus community.”

With the majority of the campus free of students and employees working from home, the University says the risk of transmission of COVID-19 on campus is very low.

Members of the university community are reminded to continue to practice social distancing, monitor their health and follow CDC guidelines.

If students or employees do test positive they are asked to let the university know to allow precautions to be taken to maintain the health of the campus community.

Katherine Murphy can be reached at [email protected]

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