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University of Idaho COVID-19 testing data updated
5,231 tests completed as of today, but approximately 10,000 people need to be tested

University of Idaho updated its case count page Monday, reporting the number of tests completed, number of positive tests and percentage of positive tests. As of Friday, 5,231 tests had been […]

UI COVID-19 testing analysis lab now operational, emails stated
The university had previously been sending swabs from its on-campus testing site to private laboratories

University of Idaho’s much anticipated COVID-19 testing lab is now testing samples as they arrive from the swabbing site, according to emails from President C. Scott Green sent to Moscow-based students and employees. The email sent to […]

The delays and miscommunications of UI’s COVID-19 testing system: “Some things are beyond our control”
UI administrators emphasized test results would be available 24-48 hours after swabs were completed. So far, this has not been the case.

On Aug. 4, University of Idaho President Scott Green assured faculty and staff that swabs taken from the school’s testing site would deliver results in approximately 24 hours. But the UI-based analysis lab is still not up and running – […]

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Early UI COVID-19 test results delayed
Although swabbing begun last Thursday, the on-campus lab is not ready yet

Early COVID-19 tests completed at University of Idaho’s new testing site are being processed by a private lab used by Gritman Medical Center, according to an email sent to UI faculty, staff and students […]