University of Iowa reports 18 new COVID-19 cases among faculty, students, staff

10 students and eight employees have tested positive since Nov. 25.

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The Old Capitol is seen on Thursday, March 12, 2020.

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The University of Iowa is reporting new COVID-19 cases on campus. As of Nov. 25, 18 members of the UI community have self-reported testing positive for the virus since Nov. 23.

According to the campus-wide update sent on Friday, 10 students and eight employees have tested positive for COVID-19. This brings the student semester-to-date total to 2,669 and the employee semester-to-date total to 277.

In the residence halls, one student is in quarantine and five students are in self-isolation.

As of Nov. 27, the 14-day rolling total for Johnson County is 1,339.