Leo and Sheahan Halls Enter Precautionary Quarantine After Halloween Weekend
On Nov. 1, the Marist College Administration announced that Leo and Sheahan Hall are under precautionary quarantine after identifying several positive COVID-19 cases over the Halloween weekend.
Freshman dormitories Leo and Sheahan Halls entered a precautionary quarantine. Source: Greta Stuckey. ‘23
“We are reaching out to inform you that the College identified several cases of COVID-19 through our testing protocols conducted this weekend,” the Executive Vice President’s Office said. “These results affect students residing in Leo and Sheahan Halls. Out of an abundance of caution, we have placed these residence facilities in a precautionary quarantine. As you know, this has been our standard practice until contact tracing and testing are complete.”
Students living in the freshman dormitories of Leo and Sheahan hall are instructed to stay in their residence halls until they are released from the precautionary quarantine. If not updated by tomorrow, students should attend their classes remotely and limit interactions to their immediate roommates.
“While we cannot provide an exact timeframe for the precautionary quarantine to end, we are working with MidHudson Regional Hospital, our medical partner, to expedite testing results,” the Executive Vice President’s Office said. “We appreciate your patience as we await these results, and will update the Marist community as soon as more information is available.”
In addition to the precautionary quarantine in the two residence halls, the McCann gym will be closed on Monday, Nov. 2 to facilitate additional COVID-19 testing.
“While the public health measures we have put in place in the residence halls and classrooms create a very low probability of COVID-19 spread, we are taking extra precautions to ensure that our campus community remains safe,” the Executive Vice President’s Office said. “Because of inclement weather, the McCann Recreation Center will be closed tomorrow, Nov. 2, in order to use the facility for testing.”
Currently the COVID-19 dashboard, which was last updated on Nov. 1, shows a total of seven active COVID-19 cases with three active cases on campus. The college is currently under the COVID-19 alert level yellow, which indicates the incidence of virus remains low, but the potential for an increase in transmission exists.