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By Adam Duxter Feb 19, 2021 9:49 PM MADISON, Wis. – Campus officials are beginning to tighten rules regarding COVID testing for students following yet another early semester surge in cases. Public Health Madison Dane County says during the last two weeks, nearly 40 percent of new cases county-wide are tied to students and faculty. This week, the university posted back-to-back days with roughly 100 new cases. Part of this is due to an increased testing effort, campus leaders say. Currently, the university is performing more than 6,000 tests each day. “The frequent testing gives us the ability to pick up cases earlier than you’d expect than we could in the fall, and it allows us to be proactive,” said Professor Ajay Sethi. “When we see a spike, it’s an opportunity for us to just be a little more vigilant, a little more careful. Just for this period, we’ll make it more habit forming- then we’ll start to see those cases come down.”

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