Confirmed Cases of COVID-19
Please be aware that the current spike of confirmed COVID-19 cases throughout the Rio Grande Valley will reveal more positive cases at UTRGV’s campus/off-campus facilities.
Consistent with UTRGV protocols, anyone identified within our university community as being at risk of exposure from these individuals has been notified by our COVID-19 Response Team and has been instructed to be isolated or tested. The COVID-19 Response Team is responsible for identifying and contacting others who may have been at risk. In addition, areas of exposure are thoroughly disinfected and cleaned as needed.
UT Health RGV continues to serve the people of the Rio Grande Valley
by offering COVID-19 testing and vaccines:
- Current COVID-19 Tests Administered: 41,371
- Current COVID-10 Test Analyzed: 106,735
- Current Vaccine Doses Distributed: 84,861
The following are confirmed cases, as reported, of members of our university community who were at one of our campus/off-campus facilities.
| July 16-July 22, 2021 | 6 |
| July 9-July 15, 2021 | 1 |
| July 2-July 8, 2021 | 0 |
| June 25-July 1, 2021 | 1 |
| June 18-June 24, 2021 | 0 |
| June 11-June 17, 2021 | 0 |
| June 4-June 10, 2021 | 1 |
| May 28-June 3, 2021 | 0 |
| May 21-May 27, 2021 | 0 |
| May 14-May 20, 2021 | 2 |
| May 7-May 13, 2021 | 1 |
| April 30-May 6, 2021 | 4 |
| April 23-April 29, 2021 | 4 |
| April 16-April 22, 2021 | 2 |
| April 9-April 15, 2021 | 1 |
| April 2-April 8, 2021 | 3 |
| March 26-April 1, 2021 | 2 |
| March 19-March 25, 2021 | 1 |
| March 12-March 18, 2021 | 2 |
| March 5-March 11, 2021 | 0 |
| February 26-March 4, 2021 | 2 |
| February 19-February 25, 2021 | 1 |
| February 12-February 18, 2021 | 1 * |
| February 5-February 11, 2021 | 2 |
| January 29-February 4, 2021 | 12 |
| January 22-January 28, 2021 | 18 |
| January 15-January 21, 2021 | 11 |
| January 8-January 14, 2021 | 10 |
| December 30-January 7, 2021 | 12 |
| Total confirmed cases (2021) |
0 |
| Total confirmed cases (since June 2020) |
0 |
*These figures have been altered due to discrepancies uncovered in the original reporting.
Protect Yourself/Others
Each day, prior to visiting any UTRGV campus/off-campus facilities, all University students and employees must review the current version of the COVID-19 Daily Self-Screening questions (below) regarding COVID-19 related symptoms.
- Have you been in close contact (within 6 feet of an infected person for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period)?
- Do you have a measured temperature greater than 100.0°F, or feelings of fever or chills?
- Do you have a new or worsening cough, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, sore throat, muscle pain or body aches, nausea, vomiting, headache, loss of taste or smell, or diarrhea?
If you answer YES to any of the questions listed or have previously tested for COVID-19 and have not been officially released by a member of the UTRGV COVID-19 Response Team, you are NOT ALLOWED to visit campus/off-campus facilities.
Instead, faculty, staff, and students should fill out the Preliminary COVID-19 Screening Form.
Reporting
Instead of accessing campus/off-campus facilities:- Communicate with your instructors/supervisor so arrangements can be made with you to complete your academic requirements/work assignments.
- Fill out the Preliminary COVID-19 Screening Form. You will receive an immediate email response from the COVID-19 team.
- Based on the results, you will be contacted to determine the appropriate plan of action and told to either quarantine, isolate, get tested, or return to work.
- Students or employees may not return to UTRGV premises until they are released by a member of the COVID-19 response team.
- The COVID-19 Response Team is responsible for identifying and contacting others who may have been at risk.
If you develop symptoms or start to feel unwell while on campus, follow the same process:
- Leave campus/work immediately.
- Communicate with your instructor/supervisor so arrangements can be made with you to complete your academic requirements/work assignments.
- Fill out the Screening Form.
- Wait for instructions from the COVID-19 Response Team.
More information on preventative measures.
More information on symptoms and diagnosis.
For additional questions, please email coronavirus@utrgv.edu.
Updated: July 23, 2021