Wilkes University has had more than 30 student cases of COVID-19 since March 8, and the cases can be traced to a small number of off-campus gatherings hosted and attended by students, a university message said.
âThis is in direct violation of our health and safety protocols as well as health orders issued by the City of Wilkes-Barre and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Disciplinary action from the University is underway,â said the message from President Greg Cant, Interim Provost & Senior Vice President Terese Wignot and Vice President of Student Affairs Paul S. Adams.
More COVID-19 test results are pending, and additional students are in quarantine, university officials said. According to the universityâs online COVID-19 dashboard, 138 students were in quarantine as of 6 p.m. Tuesday.