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U of L determines parties and study groups as cause for spike in COVID-19 cases

By Joseph Garcia —

Positive cases at the University of Louisville have now hit a new milestone. Since testing began at the start of the semester, U of L has conducted more than 47,000 tests for COVID-19. 1,027 of those tests have come back positive.

The current seven-day rolling average’s positivity rate is the highest it has been all semester at 5%. Out of an average of 519 tests in the last week, 26 come back positive.

Over the past few weeks, cases have steadily continued to rise. From Nov. 2 through Nov.