Positivity Rate Stays High on Campus

Wartburg College currently (as of the morning of September 8th) has 67 positive coronavirus cases. There are now 68 people in isolation while 101 are in quarantine. The University of Northern Iowa is reporting during the time period between August 31st and September 6th they administered 196 tests. 45 of those tests came back positive for a positivity rate at nearly 23%. Bremer County as a whole currently has a positivity rate just south of 19%. Black Hawk County’s positivity rate is at 10.3%.