La Salle University Goes Remote Through Friday Due To Rise In COVID-19 Cases

Philadelphia PA

06 September, 2021

3:17 PM

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CBS Philadelphia September 6, 2021 La Salle University is going remote through Friday due to a jump in coronavirus cases among students. In a statement, the interim president of La Salle said there has been a "concentrated increase of positive cases within the last 48 hours." "We are experiencing a number of positive cases and presumed-positive cases among our campus community—almost entirely from within our student population," Interim President Tim O'Shaughnessy said. "These cases are across vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals." He said the situation required immediate action to protect health. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.