PA Campus/Community Risk Level for Week of November 15, 2020: ORANGE
- Public health guiding principles: Campus, town, county, state data.
o Campus community members in isolation = 1
o Campus community members in quarantine = 3
o Number of new positive test results = 1
o Campus testing positivity rate = 0.04%
o The town of Andover’s COVID-19 risk level has remained at yellow.
o Massachusetts daily new cases is increasing: 32.8 confirmed cases per 100k residents (up from 4.1 cases per 100k on 9.10.20).
- Movement off campus and visitors to campus: restricted
NEW INFORMATION:
If you need a physical copy of COVID-19 test results in order to travel home, please reach out to the ACT team at actteam@andover.edu ASAP with the date of departure from campus, testing requirements for travel/entry into your destination country, and travel destination.
IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
COVID-19 Testing: Will be in Bulfinch for the rest of the fall term.
DAY students: Test three times per week on Monday (11 a.m. - 1 p.m. by last name, no appointment needed)/Wednesday (7:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. by appointment)/Friday (10 a.m. - 2 p.m. and 3 - 4:25 p.m. by appointment).
BOARDING students: Test Monday (11 a.m. - 1 p.m. by last name, no appointment needed) and either Thursday/Friday (10 a.m. - 2 p.m. and 3 - 4:25 p.m. by appointment).
Remember to hydrate, which will make the Monday saliva testing much easier for you!
- Please do not eat or drink anything within 30 minutes of saliva testing.
Daily Symptom Screen Reminder:
Please complete symptom tracker daily in Medicat. This is
REQUIRED daily, and important in identifying symptoms and potential risk factors.
Email
sykeswellness@andover.edu with any issues accessing Medicat.
Please also see the
COVID-19 Testing Dashboard for testing data on our campus, updated weekly on Monday. Thank you for doing your part to keep everyone safe and healthy.
Best,
Amy Patel, MD
Medical Director, Phillips Academy