Xavier’s COVID 19 Dashboard
As part of a layered approach to mitigating the spread of coronavirus, Xavier University is requiring ongoing COVID-19 testing for all students, faculty, and staff.
For the spring 2021 semester, the University will be conducting random daily surveillance testing of a least 1.5% to 2% of the on-campus University population. This random testing selects individuals without respect to risk factors. Student-athletes tested through Intercollegiate Athletics are included in the random screening count. The prevalence in this group is an estimate of the prevalence of COVID-19 in the student, staff, and faculty population. The selection of individuals into this random testing may be adapted based on lessons learned, and testing resources will pivot as needed based on surveillance data outcomes. The results of all random testing will be reported on Xavier’s COVID-19 Dashboard, which will be updated weekly.
The dashboard also incorporates data from on-demand testing on campus, which reflects individuals who are symptomatic, individuals who have been identified as contacts of positive cases, or individuals who self-identify as being at high risk of exposure. This is a self-selected group of individuals seeking testing because of symptoms or exposure risk and is expected to be positive at a higher rate than the random testing.
Results from on-demand testing are sent directly to the Louisiana Department of Health by the University. Results are reported in the zip code where the individual currently resides. Results from random screening tests are sent from Xavier University testing lab to the Department of Health. Xavier University data and Department of Health data representations may vary due to the time lag between test collection and test results from the various testing laboratories.
Additional local, state, and federal resources:
- https://www.nola.gov/health-department/
- https://ldh.la.gov/coronavirus/
- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
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Office of Student Health Services
St. Joseph Academic & Health Resource Center
Building #13, Room 217
Office: 504-520-7396
Fax: 504-520-7962
Mailing Address
1 Drexel Drive
P.O. Box 36
New Orleans, LA 70125
Hours of Operation
Monday - Thursday: 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Friday: 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM
12:00 Noon to 1:00 PM Closed for Lunch