| Campus & Community Trends
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Testing by Cohort
This dashboard continues to track and compare weekly PCT testing of undergraduate students (by graduating class), graduate students, and faculty and staff.
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Campus Case Numbers Continue to Decline
The omicron variant case count and PCT positivity rates continue to decline. As of March 17, active campus case numbers are 45.
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Protocols, Policies, Programs
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NEW Masking Guidance
As conditions in our community continue to improve, and with the availability of vaccines and prevention and treatment options, UT is aligning its recommended masking guidance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at this time. Our current COVID-19 Community Level is low. The CDC’s new guidance explains that individuals in low-level communities do not need to wear a mask, regardless of vaccination status and including in K-12 and early education settings. People may choose to mask at any time, for any reason, and it is still recommended that individuals who are immunocompromised or at high-risk continue to take precautions. As we have throughout the pandemic, we will continue to monitor local and campus data, consult with our public health experts, and consider unique attributes of our campus environment to determine recommendations and guidance.
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COVID-19 Self-Test Kits
COVID-19 self-test kits are available to current UT students, faculty and staff members for free at various distribution sites on campus. To obtain the kits, just show your UTID to the staff member onsite. Visit the self-test page for more information.
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FREE COVID-19 Testing for Staff and Faculty
As we have throughout the pandemic, we still offer free testing to every employee on campus. If you have symptoms of COVID-19, please visit the UTHA website for information on testing, which is covered by insurance. If you are symptom-free you can participate in our Proactive Community Testing (PCT) in various locations on campus. Please check the PCT website for locations and times.
Free at-home tests are available for home delivery at COVIDTests.gov.
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FREE COVID-19 Vaccines for Staff and Faculty
All staff and faculty can receive vaccines and boosters by visiting a location listed on the Protect Texas Together vaccine webpage. No appointments are necessary in some locations.
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From UT Healthcare Professionals
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Moving From Pandemic to Endemic
In this video, Parker Hudson, MD, Infectious Diseases Specialist and Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine, Dell Medical School, explains the implications of the COVID virus moving from pandemic to endemic status.
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9,828
Total positive cases among students, faculty and staff from 8/26/20 through 3/17/22.
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45
Estimated active cases as of 3/17/22, down 40 from 3/10/22.
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0.61%
Combined student and faculty/staff PCT positivity rate over the past 7 days (14 positive out of 2,293 total tests)
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11.29%
Combined clinical positivity rate among students, faculty, and staff over the past 7 days (7 positive out of 62 tests).
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A case is included in the estimated active case counts for 10 days following the date of symptom onset.
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