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UT identifies COVID-19 cluster in a sorority house, the first cluster of the semester
The University of Tennessee at Knoxville has identified its first COVID-19 cluster of the spring semester.
The cluster is at the Sigma Kappa sorority house and was identified on Jan. 24. The cluster includes one COVID-19 case and 37 close contacts "due to the living arrangements" of the house, UT spokesperson Owen Driskill said.
"The Sigma Kappa house director worked with contact tracing to quickly put safety protocols in place, and we greatly appreciate the students’ cooperation," Driskill said.
Students have the option to quarantine in the Sigma Kappa house, Driskill said.
Read more: https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/education/2021/01/26/university-tennessee-identifies-covid-19-cluster-sorority-house/4259339001/