SANTA CRUZ COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES HAS CONFIRMED THAT A UC SANTA CRUZ STUDENT HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19. THE STUDENT LIVES OFF CAMPUS AND HAS BEEN SELF-ISOLATING SINCE BEING TESTED. THE STUDENT WAS LAST ON CAMPUS MARCH 16 AND IS DOING WELL. UC STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES AND OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL ARE WORKING WITH PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THERE ARE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO MAY HAVE HAD EXPOSURE TO THIS INDIVIDUAL AND WHO MAY HAVE AN INCREASED RISK OF DEVELOPING COVID-19. PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS WILL DETERMINE SPECIFIC ACTIONS THAT MAY BE NEEDED, SUCH AS SELF-QUARANTINE. CONCERNED STUDENTS CAN CALL THE STUDENT HEALTH CENTER AT 831-459-2591
