COVID-19 Dashboard Shows Strong Finish to Spring Semester

Important Update on COVID-19 Global Health Pandemic at Radford University Message from President Brian O. Hemphill, Ph.D.

Dear Radford Family:

As part of the University’s weekly updates throughout the global health pandemic, the latest testing data is now available on the University COVID-19 Dashboard. To date, as part of the Spring 2021 semester, the University has administered a total of 6,906 tests with 117 positives, representing an overall positivity rate of 1.69 percent. For the most recent reporting period, April 12-18, 2021, Radford University administered 395 tests with five positives, representing a weekly positivity rate of 1.27 percent.

As this week represents the last week of classes, the following highlights are provided from the Spring 2021 semester. The overall positivity rate ranged from a low of 1.34% to a high of 1.82%. The number of campus-based administered tests ranged from a low of 270, as part of weekly testing, to a high of 1,492, as part of re-entry testing. The number of positive results ranged from a low of two to a high of 23. The weekly updates will continue for two weeks with the final update, including exit testing results, to be shared on May 4, 2021.

Exit testing for students, faculty, and staff will be available on the main campus in Young Hall on Monday, April 26, 2021 and Tuesday, April 27, 2021 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Individuals interested and available to participate in exit testing need to make an appointment through an online registration system. Individual testing appointments are available on a first-come, first-served basis and, pending availability, accepted until one hour prior to the actual testing time. The tests, once performed, will be processed on-site. Individuals will be asked to wait for their test results, which will be available in 15 to 20 minutes.

Exit testing for students, faculty, and staff will be available at RUC in the Board Room on the 3rd Floor of Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 and Wednesday, April 28, 2021 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Individuals interested and available to participate in exit testing need to make an appointment through an online registration system. Individual testing appointments are available on a first-come, first-served basis and, pending availability, accepted until one hour prior to the actual testing time. The tests, once performed, will be processed by PathGroup and made available through a secure online portal.

The Radford family is to be acknowledged and celebrated for the responsiveness and resiliency demonstrated throughout this semester. Students, faculty, and staff truly displayed a remarkable amount of care and diligence in following COVID-19 protocols and being extremely mindful of the health, safety, and well-being of our campus and our community!


With Highlander Pride,

Brian O. Hemphill, Ph.D.
President