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6 more students at Iowa Wesleyan test positive
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Oct. 20, 2020 1:00 am
MT. PLEASANT - Iowa Wesleyan University saw six additional students test positive for the coronavirus.
According to the university's COVID-19 dashboard, the school conducted 38 tests the week of Oct. 12.
Since the university reopened its campus in early August, it has conducted 680 tests and seen 124 total positive tests. As of Monday, 115 students have tested positive alongside 9 faculty and staff. The university currently reports a 18.2 percent positivity rate.
Currently, three of 48 isolation spaces are in use on the campus.
