CEDAR CITY, Utah-Friday, Southern Utah University released a statement informing community members that a student has contracted COVID-19.
The statement confirms this is not an international student or a participant in the Jumpstart class that studied abroad in Italy.
This student had not traveled recently and contracted the virus through community spread.
The student has been placed in quarantine per federal, state and local guidelines and is recovering at home.
The other eight confirmed cases in Iron County are not related to the university, per the statement.
SUU Director of Public Relations David Bishop said the university was made aware of the student’s positive test and wanted to notify the campus community.
Bishop stated the university is taking all possible precautions concerning the virus.
Updates regarding the university and how it is dealing with COVID-19 can be found at suu.edu
