COVID-19 Announcement: Three New Cases

August 06, 2021

Fullerton College has learned of three new cases of COVID-19 on-campus in the last weekly reporting cycle.

  • On August 2, an employee received positive COVID-19 test results. The employee began experiencing symptoms on July 31 and was last on campus July 29. While on campus, they wore a mask, worked independently and did not come within close contact with another individual, as determined by CDC contact tracing guidelines.
  • On August 4, a student-athlete learned of their positive results during routine testing provided to students who participate in sports conditioning classes. The student was asymptomatic and was last on campus on August 4. The positive student reports wearing a mask the entire time they were on campus and did not have close contact meaning less than 6 feet apart for 15 cumulative minutes or longer (per CDC guidelines).
  • On August 5, a student-athlete learned of their positive results during routine testing provided to students who participate in sports conditioning classes. The student was asymptomatic and was last on campus on August 3. The positive student reports wearing a mask the entire time they were on campus and did not have close contact meaning less than 6 feet apart for 15 cumulative minutes or longer (per CDC guidelines).

Fullerton College aims to release information about on-campus COVID exposures on a weekly basis if an exposure occurred in the week prior. In the event anyone is directly impacted by an exposure or a potential exposure on campus, they will receive guidance from the college before and apart from the public announcements.

TOTAL CONFIRMED, ON-CAMPUS COVID-19 POSITIVE STUDENTS
SINCE SPRING 2020: 29