Summary statement:

URI reported 12 positive student cases of COVID-19 from Oct. 24 to Oct. 30, representing an increase of 3 cases from the prior week. Most cases are occurring in the off-campus student population, with 9 of the 12 cases during this period. Contact tracing has established social group and/or residential transmission for these cases, with no transmission identified in the academic setting. Surveillance testing of the associated social and residential groups is being conducted.

URI Health Services has experienced a significant increase in patients presenting with viral respiratory illness, including a marked increase in the percentage of patients testing positive for influenza. Currently, they are not seeing increased COVID-19 rates, which is largely attributed to our 94% vaccination rate amongst students.

Weekly Results

Weekly Tests:	2,615, including 368 symptomatic tests through URI Health Services.
Positive Cases:	11 positive cases from URI testing, 1 additional case reported to URI from external testing, 1 unvaccinated, 11 vaccinated.
Weekly Positivity:	7-day positivity rate of 0.49%, up slightly from 0.35% the prior week.  This is below the RI positivity rate of ~1.8% for the same period.
Incidence:	The 7-day incidence rate of COVID-19 among the vaccinated URI population is 63 per 100,000 during this period. The incidence of positive cases among members of our community with an approved medical/religious vaccination exemption dropped significantly this week, to 63 per 100,000, from 303 per 100,000 during the prior week.  Both are below the RI 7-day incidence rate of ~130 per 100,000.

Visit the URI COVID-19 Tracker for detailed information from our testing program. The dashboard is updated daily as results become available.