University of Iowa reports 21 cases of COVID-19 among students, employees

As of Dec. 30, nine students and 12 employees have reported testing positive.

Hayden Froehlich

The Old Capitol building is seen on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019.

Rachel Schilke, News Editor
January 4, 2021

The University of Iowa is reporting new COVID-19 cases on campus, with 21 members of the UI community self-reporting testing positive for the virus.

As of Dec. 30, nine students and 12 employees have self-reported testing positive, bringing the student semester-to-date total to 2,829, and the employee semester-to-date total to 362.

There are no students in quarantine or in isolation in the residence halls, according to a campus-wide update sent on Monday. Students remain winter break until Jan. 25.

In Johnson County, the 14-day rolling total is 659 as of Monday.Â