University of Iowa reports 175 new COVID-19 cases
174 students and 1 employee reported they have tested positive for the virus since Friday.
Old Capital as seen on April 13, 2020.
September 7, 2020
The University of Iowa is reporting new COVID-19 case numbers with 174 students self-reporting they have tested positive since Sept. 4. 1,569 students have tested positive since the beginning of the semester.
One additional employee reported they have tested positive since Sept. 4, for a total of 20 employee cases since the beginning of the semester.
15 students are in quarantine in the residence halls, and 97 are in isolation.
As of Friday, there are 4,356 confirmed positive cases in Johnson County. Iowa City is still listed on the New York Times ranking of metro areas with most COVID-19 cases in the United States in the last two weeks, listed at 13 as of Sept. 7.
Iowa City was listed as the fourth-worst metro in the country on Sept. 4.
