Area colleges showing rise in Covid-19 cases, although still at levels below surrounding communities

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The Harvard Crimson reports Harvard had 195 caller Covid-19 cases implicit the past week, the highest fig of the pandemic truthful far.

That's a field positivity complaint of 0.60% - compared to 5.35% for the authorities of Massachusetts.

Harvard, which similar different schools, requires students and unit to get vaccinated, e-mailed students to impulse them to get booster shots.

Northeastern, which recorded a seven-day positivity complaint of 0.76%, has scheduled booster clinics connected field for adjacent week. Northeastern reported 50 caller cases conscionable connected Monday, up from 26 cases the erstwhile Monday.

Other campuses are besides showing expanding numbers.

On Dec. 2, Boston University reported 43 caller cases, the highest one-day full since the commencement of the pandemic. For the astir caller week, it reported positivity rates of 0.32% for students and 0.54% for non-faculty unit - with professors having a complaint of conscionable 0.16%.

Boston College recorded 111 caller cases for its astir caller week, up from 66 the week earlier and conscionable 17 successful the week earlier Thanksgiving week.

MIT reported lone a flimsy summation implicit the week before, but adjacent its numbers are higher than astatine the opening of the semester.