Potsdam Campus Employees & Graduate Students,
As outlined in our Restart Plan, we are notifying you that a member of our campus community has tested positive for COVID-19 today.
This person had sought testing after learning of their exposure to a positive case. They were last on campus 11/29 for a brief period. St. Lawrence County currently has 311 active cases of COVID-19. For perspective, one week ago there were 144. We encourage all members of our community to stay safe and be diligent in the protocols for social distancing, wearing a mask, practicing good hygiene and following up on daily screenings.
St. Lawrence County Public Health representatives are working with the current case.
- To respect the privacy of the individual, they will remain anonymous. We send them our well wishes.
- They will remain quarantined by the St. Lawrence County Public Health Department until officials have cleared them.
- As part of the NYS protocols in any positive test case, a representative of the St. Lawrence County Public Health Department will notify directly any community members, students, faculty, and staff who may have been exposed and will give further guidance. These contacts will remain confidential.
- Public Health may ask the University for information to support their review and your assistance, if asked to help, is appreciated.
We understand that announcements like this may cause concern in our immediate community. If you have any questions about this communication, please contact clarksonhr@clarkson.edu and/or me. We care about all of you and complete transparency in our communications. Keep looking out for your community.
Kelly Chezum, VP for External Relations
Restart Communications Lead
kchezum@clarkson.edu