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In his final COVID-19 briefing of the spring semester, University of Arizona President
Robert C. Robbins thanked university students, employees and supporters for their efforts to mitigate the spread of the virus and allow for a successful end to an unprecedented school year.
May 5 is the last day of spring classes at the university, and the number of positive COVID-19 infections on campus remains low, thanks in large part to increased vaccine availability and ongoing cooperation with public health measures such as social distancing, mask wearing and regular university-mandated testing.
Between April 26 and May 1, the university administered 4,731 COVID-19 tests, with 10 positives – a positivity rate of 0.21% Wastewater testing on and around campus also suggests that infections are continuing to decline, Robbins said.