COVID-19 Weekly Update: Oct. 9

Austin Peay's Weekly COVID-19 Update

Friday, Oct. 9, 2020

Continue to Make Health & Safety a Priority

We know everyone is getting tired of COVID-19 and want our lives to return to normal. We have worked so hard to keep our campus community healthy and safe. Now is not the time to give into complacency and fatigue.

This week we have seen an increase in the number of COVID-positive community members. We have also experienced a large increase in the number of exposed individuals who now have to quarantine.

Please continue to distance, wear masks, and avoid behaviors that put your health and safety at risk.

Testing Information

At APSU we care about your health and wellbeing. For this reason, it is important that all Covid-19 testing of faculty, staff, and students be conducted using PCR methods, and here’s why: antigen testing, often referred to as rapid testing, can be highly inaccurate. Some research demonstrates that antigen tests are only as accurate as chance (48%). Accordingly, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommend anyone who obtains a negative antigen (rapid) test be retested using PCR methods to confirm their results.

PCR testing methods are the standard at APSU. Boyd Health Services collects samples using this method between the hours of 9am-11am, Monday-Friday, for any APSU member who is symptomatic, who has been exposed to someone who is Covid-19 positive, or who is a member of a formal surveillance testing program. Montgomery County Health Department also collects samples for using this same methodology between the hours of 9am-2pm, Monday-Friday.

COVID-19 Supplies

Did you know you can get COVID-19 supplies from Physical Plant? They have hand sanitizer, disinfecting spray, disinfecting wipes, thermometers, and other supplies. You can see what quantities are in stock on our COVID-19 dashboard.

Supplies are requested by putting in a work order through SchoolDude. You can find that work order link on the webpage of Physical Plant. If you are requesting a thermometer, please indicate whether you are requesting a temporal or forehead thermometer.

Please Self Report

Austin Peay State University relies on community members to report data regarding positive COVID-19 tests, exposures, self-quarantining, recovery from COVID-19 and being released from quarantine. Even though we report positive cases to university administrators, that does not mean the person contracted the virus on campus. It only means that a member of our community has tested positive. To make a report, fill out the form at the link below:

Wear a Mask

Face coverings are required in all indoor common areas.

Wash Hands

To prevent the spread of germs, wash your hands often.

6 Feet Apart
Remember to socially distance on campus.

The numbers provided are active cases being tracked by University administration. Our data is reliant upon students, faculty and staff filling out the COVID-19 form on the APSU COVID-19 Website, .