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The ������ο��Ƶ of ������ο��Ƶ at Lafayette has expanded its public COVID-19 dashboard.

The dashboard displays the number of UL Lafayette ������ο��Ƶs, faculty and staff members who have tested positive for the virus.

When it launched in early September, the dashboard included confirmed, documented cases among ������ο��Ƶs tested on campus, either at or in the . ������ο��Ƶ 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 ������ο��Ƶs 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 ������ο��Ƶ’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 ������ο��Ƶ’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 ������ο��Ƶs 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 day’s 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 we’ve 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 ������ο��Ƶ data has been posted.

“We discussed including this data initially but realized the self-reported cases might be duplicated in data we had from ������ο��Ƶ Health Services, ������ο��Ƶ and Human Resources. It took time to cull through the two data sets, both of which cover a seven-month period, to ensure we’re presenting an accurate picture to the campus and to the general public.”