UC Irvine Housing Resident Tests Positive For Coronavirus

IRVINE, CA — UC Irvine Saturday reported that a person living in the school's graduate student housing tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus.

"UCI was notified that a resident of graduate student housing tested positive for #COVID19. The patient, a non-student, is isolated & the risk of contamination is low," the university tweeted at 9:42 a.m. "Follow @CAgovernor stay home order."

It was not immediately clear when the person tested positive for COVID-19.

Orange County Public Health officials said Friday that the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the county was 65.

UCI was notified that a resident of graduate student housing tested positive for #COVID19. The patient, a non-student, is isolated & the risk of contamination is low. Follow @CAgovernor stay home order.

UCI's COVID19 info hub: https://t.co/Q3pVdgGlKC
— UC Irvine (@UCIrvine) March 21, 2020

—City News Service

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