The number of active Covid-19 cases at SUNY Fredonia increased by eight from Thursday to Friday, giving the college a total of 50.
Fredonia State announced Friday morning via its online dashboard that it had 50 active coronavirus cases. It had 42 as of Thursday.
In Chautauqua County's daily update Wednesday, it announced 37 new cases, 23 of which came from Fredonia State.
The county said Wednesday that there may be reporting discrepancies between its numbers and Fredonia State's numbers due to when cases are confirmed.
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According to Fredonia State's dashboard, 117 students are in quarantine, 90 of those off-campus. Its total case number is 51, with one of those having recovered.
Faculty, students and administrators are struggling at the beginning of an unusual semester taking place in the middle of a pandemic.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said colleges and universities that have 100 students or 5% of the population of people on campus test positive for Covid-19 will have to switch to remote-only learning for at least two weeks until the virus gets under control. An outbreak at SUNY Oneonta that officials blamed on student parties led the school to announce Thursday that it was canceling in-person classes for the fall semester and sending students home.
Fredonia State on Tuesday suspended 13 students for an off-campus party; several attendees at the party subsequently tested positive.
The University at Buffalo reported 80 coronavirus cases as of Thursday evening, with 78 of those coming in the last 14 days.
Buffalo State reported 23 cases as of Thursday, up two from Tuesday, with eight cases occurring in September.
