TOPLINEAlready facing a concerning coronavirus outbreak on campus, the University of Notre Dame reported 80 new cases on Tuesday, tripling the school’s total infection number which is now close to what caused UNC-Chapel Hill to suspend in-person classes one week into the semester. The campus of the University of Notre Dame in South Bend Indiana. With 80 out of the 418 tested on Monday testing positive for the virus, Notre Dame is now grappling with an almost 20% positivity rate and 147 total confirmed cases. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill had 177 cases when it decided to suspend in-person learning for the semester. Key BackgroundNotre Dame is not the only university to struggle with outbreaks after opening its gates again for in-person tuition.

Source: Forbes August 18, 2020 18:00 UTC