A list released by the New York Times has revealed the list of the top 20 colleges and universities in America with the most cases of coronavirus, as of September 3.
It was reported that “there have been at least 51,000 cases and 60 deaths reported at these institutions since the pandemic began, and more than 100 universities have reported at least 100 cases since the outset of the pandemic.
“In counties where college students constitute at least 10% of the population, rates of the virus are surging, compared to all other counties where the rates are declining on average.”
Here is the list of the top 20 schools with the most cases of Covid-19 on the Times list as of September 3:
- University of Alabama 1,367
- University of South Carolina 1,192
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 1,100
- Auburn University* 1,074
- Illinois State University 1,029
- University of Alabama, Birmingham* 1,027
- East Carolina University 971
- University of Iowa 962
- University of Dayton 911
- Texas Christian University 883
- North Carolina State University 871
- Iowa State University 852
- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 772
- University of Kentucky 760
- University of Central Florida 754
- Texas A & M University 752
- University of Georgia 698
- Baylor University 689
- Georgia Southern University 638
- University of Missouri 633
(* Includes cases from medical school, hospital, clinic, or other programs in health sciences)
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(Source: New York Times)
