Notre Dame has new spike in COVID-19 cases, reminds campus to stay vigilant [View all]

SOUTH BEND — Until Thursday, the University of Notre Dame saw increases in the number of new cases of COVID-19 each day this week.

But Paul Browne, the Vice President for Public Affairs and Communication, said Friday that the university doesn’t take “any premature comfort in Thursday’s number” of four new cases.

The week began with two new cases Sunday followed by 10 Monday, 12 Tuesday and 31 Wednesday before Thursday’s drop-off. The week began with a seven-day average of 4.7 new cases that rose to 9.3 by Thursday.

“It does represent a significant increase,” Browne said Friday after Thursday’s numbers had been released. “We’re concerned about it.”

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