COVID 19 Testing Results

This page will be updated weekly to keep the Fitchburg State community informed of COVID-19 testing results. The university is offering testing to all members of the campus community up to the start of the academic year and will be conducting surveillance testing for the remainder of the semester. This table will indicate the number of tests administered, as well as total negative and positive results.

Fitchburg State weekly results as of Jan. 15, 2021

Total Test
Results Processed		 Total Negative Tests Total Positive Tests Positive Cases in Isolation Recovered
157 156 (99.4%) 1 (0.64%) 2 2

Fitchburg State Year to Date Results (since Aug. 25, 2020)

Total Test
Results Processed		 Total Negative Tests Total Positive Tests Recovered
8,319 8,275 (99.47%) 44 (0.53%) 46

Data reflects test results received by the Broad Institute.

Below are positive cases reported from municipal boards of health in persons associated with the campus community:

Total positive cases reported from health agencies or other sources (since Sept. 8) Current positive cases in isolation Recovered
48 2 47

Please be aware that all cases are accounted for in the university’s operational decision-making, in that the university monitors trends in the percentage of positive tests and incidence rates from surrounding communities and the state.

City of Fitchburg Data (as of Jan. 14, 2021)

Total Tests Total Positive Tests (last 14 days) Positive Test Percentage (last 14 days) Case Count (last 14 days) Average daily incidence per 100,000 (last 14 days)
51,209 607 11.19% 556 94.3

Statewide Data (as of Jan. 14, 2021)

Total Tests Total Positive Tests (last 14 days) Positive Test Percentage (last 14 days) Case Count (last 14 days) Average daily incidence per 100,000 (last 14 days)
11,944,985 85,470 7.99% 76,054 78