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0 1% COVID positivity rate during final week of mandatory testing at UW-Madison

0.1% COVID positivity rate during final week of mandatory testing at UW-Madison May 9, 2021 4:19 PM Grace Houdek MADISON, Wis. Spring semester has come to an end, which means students at UW-Madison are moving out of residence halls and signing off the Safer Badger app. According to the university’s most recent data, more than 17,000 students and staff were tested for COVID-19 from April 29 to May 6. Only 18 of them tested positive, compared to 52 people the week before. In September toward the beginning of the school year, the university had a 7-day positivity rate of more than 8%, forcing many undergraduate students in campus residence halls to quarantine.

UW-Madison changes COVID-19 operations starting May 10th

UW-Madison changes COVID-19 operations starting May 10th April 21, 2021 6:10 PM Grace Houdek Updated: The spring semester introduced the Safer Badgers app. Students and staff were required to present a green badger badge to access campus buildings.  According to UW spokesperson, Meredith McGlone, positive COVID-19 cases on campus have remained relatively low while vaccinations increase. “Were making a number of changes for summer operations that we feel are consistent with health and safety,” said McGlone.  Starting May 10th, the campus community will only need a green badger badge to enter specific buildings. COVID tests that were required every three days are down to once a week. 

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