Dozens of students at MUW are quarantining after several positive cases surfaced.
Coronavirus outbreak at ole miss.
W-m-c t-v in memphis reported the university revealed two more student- athletes tested positive for the virus.
And that puts the current count at 15 athletes and one employee with a positive test just four days before the fall semester starts.
Meanwhile, mississippi university for women president nora miller issued a statement this morning concerning the coronavirus outbreak there.
This morning's message said coronvirus cases on campus are not a surprise and the university is following the recommendation of the state health department.
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"now look, just because somebody gets covid, that doesn't mean they've done something wrong.
It means that they have come into contact with somebody who may have come into contact with someone who had it."
State health officer doctor thomas dobbs said the outbreak at the w could be traced to the cotton district in starkville.
Juniors in the w's bachelor of science program will do remote learning for 14 days as a precaution after four students tested positive this week.
Those outbreaks
The Mississippi University for Women is enacting its quarantine plan after seven people contracted the coronavirus.