Murray, Ky.–The Murray State News is reporting that 14 students and four faculty members at Murray State have tested positive for COVID-19 since Aug. 1.
Murray State President Bob Jackson sent out an email Wednesday alerting the campus community of COVID-19 reporting changes to all students and faculty, including the current count of positive cases, according to the campus newspaper.
Prior to this announcement, the campus community was included in the overall count of positive cases in Calloway County, which was released daily by the health department.
Jackson told the campus newspaper he is in constant communication with the Calloway County Health Department who handles all cases and contact tracing.
“Nothing about this semester will be easy,” Jackson said. “It will take all of us, working together, to have a good, safe and healthy semester.”