The 泫圖弝け of 泫圖弝け at Lafayette has expanded its public COVID-19 dashboard.
The dashboard displays the number of UL Lafayette 泫圖弝けs, faculty and staff members who have tested positive for the virus.
When it launched in early September, the dashboard included confirmed, documented cases among 泫圖弝けs tested on campus, either at or in the . 泫圖弝け workers who provided documentation to the were included in the overall total as well.
The expanded dashboard now shows those cases alongside the number of 泫圖弝けs who have been tested off campus and have self-reported their positive results to the .
Dr. Jaimie Hebert is provost and vice president for . He co-chairs the task force that planned the safe resumption of on-campus instruction, activities and residential life this fall.
He said including additional data on the dashboard reflects the 泫圖弝けs commitment to transparency and accuracy in reporting positive COVID cases. The dashboard also includes totals derived from employee documentation received by Human Resources.
By adhering to the 泫圖弝けs health and safety protocols and by following general public health guidance, the campus community has kept the number of positive cases low. The care our 泫圖弝けs and employees have for their own wellbeing and for that of their colleagues and friends is gratifying and not at all surprising, Hebert said.
The dashboard can be accessed here. It is updated by 5 p.m. daily to reflect the previous days cases. Those reported between Friday and Sunday are posted the following Monday.
Releasing these numbers daily and doing so in an accurate and public way is another step weve taken to keep our community informed and safe, Hebert said.
The dashboard displays a weekly case number as well as a running total that reflects cases reported since March 16. It also enables users to scan weekly totals starting in mid-March.
Hebert cautioned that frequent visitors to the dashboard will note an initial jump in cases now that additional 泫圖弝け data has been posted.
We discussed including this data initially but realized the self-reported cases might be duplicated in data we had from 泫圖弝け Health Services, 泫圖弝け and Human Resources. It took time to cull through the two data sets, both of which cover a seven-month period, to ensure were presenting an accurate picture to the campus and to the general public.
