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Colleges head into the spring with varying coronavirus testing strategies

January 21, 2021

Via: Education Dive

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The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ended the year by surpassing a major milestone. The campus completed more than 1 million coronavirus tests during the fall term to the tune of roughly $4 million a month.

The university screened students at least twice a week, administering around 10,000 tests each weekday and slowing that pace during the weekends. A campus lab worked nearly around the clock to process them, enabling students to receive their results within five to 10 hours.

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