Emerson will instate relaxed COVID-19 policies during the summer term, according to a community-wide email from college officials sent Wednesday.
Citing guidance from the Center for Disease Control...
By Adri Pray, Content Managing Editor March 30, 2022
On Wednesday, Emerson reported six COVID-19 cases of the 747 tests administered on Tuesday, setting the daily positivity rate at 0.80 percent.
The college also reported seven community members in on-campus...
By Adri Pray, Content Managing Editor March 23, 2022
On Wednesday, Emerson reported six COVID-19 cases of the 870 tests administered, setting the daily positivity rate at 0.69 percent.
The college also reported 11 community members in on-campus isolation....
By Adri Pray, Content Managing Editor March 16, 2022
Emerson reported three COVID-19 tests on Wednesday of the 930 tests administered, bringing the daily positivity rate to 0.32 percent.
The college also reported 10 community members in on-campus isolation....
By Adri Pray, Content Managing Editor February 24, 2022
Emerson reported 19 positive COVID-19 tests on Wednesday, signifying an uptick in cases on campus and the highest single-day total since 31 cases were reported Jan. 21.
The positive tests come from...
By Adri Pray, Content Managing Editor February 10, 2022
On Wednesday, the college reported a singular COVID-19 case of the 879 tests administered Tuesday, setting the daily positivity rate at 0.11 percent and continuing Emerson’s downward trend.
For the...
By Frankie Rowley, Content Managing Editor February 9, 2022
Emerson will require students to receive a rapid antigen test prior to their arrival back to campus if they chose to leave for spring break, announced college officials on Wednesday afternoon.
The...
The college will update its protocols on Feb. 7, allowing non-Emerson guests inside non-residential spaces and requiring community members to get COVID tested just once a week, announced a community-wide...
By Adri Pray, Content Managing Editor February 1, 2022
On Monday, Emerson reported five positive COVID-19 cases of the 689 administered over Friday and Sunday, no information was readily available for Saturday.
From Jan. 24 to Jan. 30, 5,638 tests were...
By Adri Pray, Content Managing Editor January 27, 2022
Emerson has seen 404 positive COVID-19 tests since the spring testing cycle began on Jan. 3, breaking a threshold not seen through the entire pandemic.
The college reported nine positive COVID-19 tests...
By Adri Pray, Content Managing Editor January 21, 2022
Emerson College has reported 332 positive COVID-19 cases since the start of the spring semester—the highest numbers since the beginning of the pandemic—and currently sits at a 3.20 percent positivity...
By Adri Pray, Content Managing Editor January 11, 2022
Massachusetts reported 17,802 positive cases on Tuesday, down from the 60,986 reported Monday. The death toll rose by 116, the highest single-day total since May 15, 2020 when 119 deaths were reported.
Tuesday’s...
By Frankie Rowley, Content Managing Editor January 11, 2022
Emerson will resume in-person classes on Jan. 18 with a slew of extended restrictions college officials announced on Tuesday evening.
Citing community members’ vigilance and belief that protocols...
By Camilo Fonseca, Content Managing Editor December 16, 2021
Emerson reported 27 new positive COVID-19 tests for the second day in a row on Thursday, bringing the numbers of positive tests reported this week to a staggering 61.
The positives reflect an unprecedented...
Massachusetts reported its first case of the Omicron COVID-19 variant on Saturday, renewing concerns about the spread of the virus just days before the end of the fall term.
Genetic sequencing identified...