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By Jamie Landers | Arizona Republic
The University of Arizona announced that its two-week shelter-in-place request is set to expire Wednesday.The shelter-in-place, intended to limit the spread of COVID-19, started Sept.14 after the university’s infection rates surged. During that time, the only exceptions for students to leave their housing included attending essential in-person classes, seeking medical treatment, COVID-19 testing, getting food and groceries or attending work.
However, in a University of Arizona weekly press briefing Tuesday, officials said recent COVID-19 testing data has shown numbers are decreasing, allowing for the university’s reopening.
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University President Robert Robbins said the most recent testing data from Friday, Sept. 25, which measured tests dating back to Sept. 19, showed “36 positives out of 1,051 tests conducted by the university.”
In the 10-day window from Sept. 19 to Sept. 28, there were 274 positive cases.