Higher Ed Super Spreader
The virus is not confined to campus. According to statistics provided by the NYTimes, the rate of deadly cases has doubled in college towns. The numbers are increasing the most among the adults who live and work in the community. The students are spreading the disease beyond campus at an alarming rate.
"Some hoped a spike in coronavirus infections on college campuses this fall would be limited to students, for whom the risks are minimal. The death rate in college towns like East Lansing, Mich., above, paints a different picture. |
Since the end of August, deaths from the coronavirus have doubled in counties with large college student populations, compared with a 58 percent increase in the rest of the nation, a Times analysis found. Few of the victims were college students, but rather older people and others living and working in the community. |
Since the pandemic began, a Times survey has identified more than 397,000 infections at more than 1,800 colleges and universities. At least 6,629 of those reported cases are people in college sports. But the true number is most likely higher." |
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