Students living in one of the largest dorms at the University of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ have been told to watch for symptoms after a student there who recently returned home tested positive for COVID-19, officials said.
The student, who was a resident of the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥-Sonora dorms, is now living with family out of state, according to a letter to on-campus residents from Housing and Residential Life.
The office said the student was on the UA campus as recently as March 14 to March 18 and did not have symptoms, which can include fever, fatigue and a dry cough.
"Upon arriving home, the resident began to feel sick and was tested at home, out of state. The resident’s roommate and close contacts have already been notified," the housing office said.
The office said that the student did not use any common spaces inside ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥-Sonora.
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However, students and others inside the dorm during the same time period in March should monitor themselves for symptoms, officials say.
The student was one of four COVID-19 cases identified by the university Wednesday afternoon.
A school official cited patient privacy for declining to release further information about the other three campus cases, including whether the patients are instructors, employees or students.
Meanwhile, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ State University has reported that 15 students tested positive for COVID-19. No cases have been reported on the Northern ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ University campus.
Photos for March 24: ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ gets by during coronavirus pandemic
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Cynthia Carsten, assistant chief nursing officer at ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Medical Center, talks with Bill Fleming, director of security for the hospital, inside TMC’s COVID-19 command center.
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Kim Fore, left, operations section chief, talks with Cynthia Carsten, assistant chief nursing officer for ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Medical Center, inside TMC’s COVID-19 Command Center at ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Medical Center, 5301E. Grant Rd., in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz., on March 24, 2020. TMC put together a command center as a response to Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19).
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Susan Snedaker, information security officer for ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Medical Center and logistics chief, works inside TMC's COVID-19 Command Center at ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Medical Center, 5301E. Grant Rd., in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz., on March 24, 2020. TMC put together a command center as a response to Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19).
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A few cars are parked in empty parking lots at ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Mall, 4500 N. OracleRd., in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz., on March 24, 2020. A few shopping stores are open at The ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Mall but store hours have been cut due to Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19).
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Pam Haskell, right, plans her next move after leaving a load of supplies and food outside the door of Rancho Encanto #2, one of her two assisted living homes, after getting a shipment via Sysco, March 24, 2020, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz.
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