Community Health Metrics

Read more about The College of Wooster’s commitment to the health and well-being of the campus community in our Campus Guide.


COVID-19 Dashboard

Data includes positive from campus administered and non-campus administered testing for students and employees present on campus. Data reflects non-campus administered test results to the extent known. Total number of non-campus administered tests is not reported

Total Positive CasesCampus Infection RateStudents in Isolation
Week Ending 05/17/242-Week Rolling Average
Student Population of 1,946 Individuals
as of 05/17/24
00.00%0
-0 from previous week
0-Students
0-Employee
-0.00% change
from previous week
-0 change
from previous week
updated weekly

Fall 2022 – Pre-Arrival and Arrival Testing

Total Positive CasesInfection Rate
Pre-Arrival Testing
(within 24 hrs. of arrival to campus)
8<1%
Arrival Testing (August 7-21)5<1%

Vaccinations

Data includes self-reported vaccination status of both students and employees at the start of each semester. Percent complete represents students and employees who are currently up to date with the COVID-19 vaccination as determined by the CDC.

% Completed
Students98%
Students exempted2%
Updated 8/29/2022

For more information on our community health metrics please contact CommunityHealth@wooster.edu

Fall 2022 Data

Week Ending Pre- Arrival Arrival8/279/39/109/1710/110/810/1510/2210/2911/511/1211/1911/2612/312/10
Total Positive 85214259481215133350110
Campus Infection Rate<1%<1%1%1.6%2%2.7%<1%<1%<1%<1%<1%1.7%<1%<1%<1%<1%<1%
Change
% Change

Spring 2022

Arrival – 1/291/30-2/52/6-2/122/13-2/192/20-2/262/27-3/53/6-3/123/13-3/193/20-3/263/27-4/24/3-4/94/10-4/164/17-4/234/24-4/305/1 – 5/75/8-5/145/15-5/215/22-5/28
Completed Tests 114*9917932519412119115217827714912615511023727350N/A
COVID-19 detected 31*941381000311210254158104
Period positivity rate 9%2%4%4%1%0%0%0%>1%7%1.5%6%
14-day positivity rate 5%3%4%3%<1%0%0%>1%3%4%4%
On Arrival rapid tests1,633
COVID-19 detected28
*Includes confirmatory PCR tests following positive rapid tests on move in

Students

Arrival – 1/291/30-2/52/6-2/122/13-2/192/20-2/262/27-3/53/6-3/123/13-3/193/20-3/263/27-4/24/2-4/94/10-4/164/17-4/234/24-4/305/1 – 5/75/8 – 5/145/15-5/215/22-5/28
Completed Tests 114*5910422814184143144153207111861058421825637N/A
COVID-19 detected 31*311271000271824405750
Period positivity rate 5.1%1%5%5%1%0%0%0%1%6%1%7%
14-day positivity rate 2%4%5%4%<1%0%0%1%3%3%4%
On Arrival rapid tests1,633
COVID-19 detected28
*Includes confirmatory PCR tests following positive rapid tests on move in

Employees

1/3-1/291/30-2/52/6-2/122/13-2/192/20-2/262/27-3/53/6-3/123/13-3/193/20-3/263/27-4/24/2-4/94/10-4/164/17-4/234/24-4/305/1 – 5/75/8 – 5/145/15-5/215/22-5/28
Completed Tests161407597533748825703840512619171951
COVID-19 detected1363110000141211154
Period positivity rate18.1%15.0%4%<1%2%0%0%0%0%1%10%2%3%
14-day positivity rate8%2%1%1%0%0%0%1%4%6%3%

Fall 2021

Testing & Cases

Pre-Arrival8/8 –
8/22
8/23 –
8/28
8/29 –
9/4
9/5 –
9/12
9/13-
9/19
9/20-
9/26
9/27-
10/1
10/2-
10/9
10/10-
10/16
10/17-
10/23
10/24-
10/30
10/31-
11/6
11/7-
11/13
11/14-
11/20
11/29-
12/3
12/4- 12/1012/11-
12/17
Completed Tests1,2184671941089012115519712022371001041311097011287
COVID-19 detected430401300010321402
Period positivity rate0.3%0.6%0.0%3.7%0.0%0.8%1.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.7%0.0%2.9%1.5%0.9%5.7%0.0%2.3%
14-day positivity rate1.3%2.0%0.5%1.5%0.9%0.0%0.0%1.7%0.7%1.5%2.1%1.3%2.2%1.0%

As of 2/21/2022

Students – return from Fall ’21 break

Rapid Tests10/17-
10/23
10/24-
10/30
Completed Tests1,466396
Sent for follow up PCR test20

Employees

Pre-Arrival8/8 –
8/22
8/23 –
8/28
8/29 –
9/4
9/5 –
9/12
9/13-
9/19
9/20-
9/26
9/27-
10/1
10/2-
10/9
10/10-
10/16
10/17-
10/23
10/24-
10/30
10/31-
11/6
11/7-
11/13
11/11-
11/20
11/29-
12/3
12/4-
12/10
12/11-
12/17
Completed Tests4189979888648682847169706676
COVID-19 detected03223722254543
Period positivity rate0.0%3.4%2.1%2.0%3.4%10.9%2.3%2.4%2.4%7.0%5.8%7.1%6.1%3.9%
14-day positivity rate2.3%2.7%2.1%2.7%6.6%6.0%2.4%2.4%4.5%6.4%6.6%4.9%