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UNC-Chapel Hill Classes To Move Online After 130 Students Test Positive In First Week:Coronavirus Live Updates:NPR <br /> Gerry Broome/AP <br /> Updated at 7:01 p.m. ET Monday <br /> The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is shifting undergraduate <br /> instruction entirely online after 130 students tested positive for the coronavirus <br /> during its first week of classes. <br /> Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz and Provost Robert Blouin announced the reversal <br /> Monday, one week after classes started and two weeks after residence halls <br /> opened at limited capacity. They noted that less than 30% of"total classroom <br /> seats" were being taught in person. <br /> Even with guidelines and precautions in place, case counts soared in a matter of <br /> days. <br /> According to a campus dashboard, 130 students and five employees tested <br /> positive last week. <br /> Officials wrote that between Aug. 10 and Aug. 16, the positivity rate on campus <br /> rose from 2.8% to 13.6%. <br /> As of Monday morning, they said 177 students are in isolation, and 349 are in <br /> quarantine, and most have demonstrated only "mild symptoms." <br /> "As much as we believe we have worked diligently to help create a healthy and <br /> safe campus living and learning environment, the current data presents an <br /> untenable situation," officials wrote. <br /> Starting Wednesday, all undergraduate in-person instruction will be remote. <br /> Officials acknowledged that this change, and the "reduction of campus activities," <br /> means the majority of current undergraduate students living on campus will <br /> change their plans for the fall. <br /> "We are working with the UNC System office to identify the most effective way to <br /> https://www.npr.org/...irus-live-updates/2020/08/16/903071127/less-than-a-week-after-starting-classes-unc-chapel-hill-reports-4-covid-l9-clust[8/18/20,8:30:30 AM] <br />