Cases of COVID-19 at UGA jumped up after Thanksgiving for the week of November 30th to December 4th. 2130 asymptomatic tests were performed and 89 of them were positive, bringing the positivity rate up from 0.79% the previous week to a little over 4%.
An additional 86 positive cases were reported from the Health Center and other off-campus testing facilities, bringing the total to 175 new cases.
The state health department says there are more than 456-thousand total cases in Georgia and 9,073 deaths. In Clarke County there are 7,190 cases and 56 deaths.