COVID-19 Confirmed Cases Status Report
Notifications of confirmed cases of COVID-19 at Lewis & Clark are reported regularly on this webpage. A confirmed case is defined as a person who has tested positive for COVID-19. Details of each case are provided by the individuals themselves; the information below is then reported following medical privacy and public health guidelines.
If you have had a positive COVID-19 test, you should immediately self-isolate in your residence. For students, you should immediately report your diagnosis via the Health Information Portal*, using the COVID Self-Check and Reporting Form. Completing this form will trigger outreach from college staff. In addition, students who learn of a positive diagnosis after work hours or on weekends should call Campus Safety at 503-768-7777. Campus Safety staff will engage other staff who will reach out to the student for support. Students needing medical advice should contact the Health Service (503-768-7165) during working hours (Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.). Anytime the Health Service is closed, students needing medical advice should contact the nurse consultation service at 1-877-617-9531. A registered nurse can answer questions and provide guidance.
Employees who learn of a positive diagnosis should inform Heyke Kirkendall-Baker, Associate Vice President and Director for Human Resources, at hkirkendall-baker@lclark.edu.
Students and employees are expected to follow the same steps as above if they believe they have been exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19.
When cases are reported, members of a consultation team will reach out to any affected work units so that any necessary notifications of potential exposure are communicated and applicable public health guidance is followed. The consultation team includes a member of Facilities Services, and they will determine what, if any, additional cleaning or other measures are required.
* Problems accessing the Health Information Portal? Check out our tip sheet!
National, state and county-level data:
For those wishing to understand how Multnomah County compares to the US, Oregon and other counties in terms of COVID infection rates, COVID ActNow provides clear metrics.
Institutional data:
For summer 2021, the College will report “Positive Tests with Campus Impact” in the table at the bottom of this page. In the absence of widespread surveillance testing this summer, we will not be reporting aggregate data on test results.
Academic Year 2020-21
Positive Tests*
*For any data reported during the first two weeks of the current month, test positivity rate for on-campus tests will be based on all tests administered in the previous two-week period.
**Includes one visitor to campus who subsequently reported positive test.
Positive Tests with Campus Impact
Off-campus student tested positive off-campus. Student was last on campus on Wednesday, May 12. Student is currently isolating. Contact tracing has been completed.
Off-campus student tested positive off-campus. Student was last on campus on Monday, May 10. Student is currently isolating. Contact tracing has been completed.
Off-campus student tested positive off-campus. Student was last on campus on Saturday, May 8. Student is currently isolating. Contact tracing has been completed.
Off-campus student tested positive off-campus. Student was last on campus on May 10. Student has entered isolation. Contact tracing has been completed. Close contacts have entered quarantine.
Off-campus student tested positive off-campus. Student was last on campus on Monday, May 10. Student has entered isolation. Contact tracing has been completed. Close contacts have entered quarantine.
Off-campus student tested positive off-campus. This student was last on-campus on Tuesday, May 11. They have entered isolation. Contact tracing identified one close contact. That individual has been supported into quarantine.
Residential student moved off-campus on Sunday, May 9. Student subsequently tested positive off-campus and is now isolating. Contact tracing completed. One LC community member identified as a close contact. That community member is now isolating. Disinfection protocols have been completed.
Student living off-campus tested positive off-campus. Student is now isolating. Contact tracing completed. Two community members who were identified as close contacts are currently isolating. One close contact supported into quarantine.
Student living off-campus tested positive in on-campus testing clinic on May 4. Student is now isolating. Contact tracing completed. Two community members who were identified as close contacts are currently isolating. One close contact supported into quarantine.
Student living off-campus tested positive in on-campus testing clinic on May 4. Student is now isolating. Contact tracing completed. The only LC community members identified as close contacts are currently isolating.
Student residing off-campus tested positive. Student has entered isolation, and has been provided with support. Contact tracing completed. One close contact within the LC community was identified. That person is now in quarantine.
Student residing off-campus tested positive. Student has entered isolation, and has been provided with support. Contact tracing completed. No LC community members identified as close contacts.
CAS residential student tested positive. The student has been supported into isolation. Student had one close contact, who also tested positive on the same day. That student has also been supported into isolation. Contact tracing completed. No additional close contacts identified. Disinfection protocols completed.
CAS residential student tested positive. The student has been supported into isolation. Student had one close contact, who also tested positive on the same day. That student has also been supported into isolation. Contact tracing completed. No additional close contacts identified. Disinfection protocols completed.
Residential student tested positive on-campus. Student supported into isolation. Contact tracing completed, no close contacts identified. Enhanced cleaning protocols completed.
Employee tested positive for COVID off-campus. Employee was last on campus on February 5. Employee is isolating. Contact tracing has been completed. No close contacts on campus were identified.
CAS residential student tested positive for COVID off-campus. Student was last on campus on February 8. Student supported into isolation. Contact tracing completed. No close contacts identified. Disinfection protocols completed.
CAS student tested positive as part of the College’s entrance testing program. This student lives off-campus, and was only recently on campus for the testing clinic on January 28. The student has been supported into isolation. Contact tracing completed. Close contacts have been supported into quarantine.
CAS residential student who had been in quarantine tested positive. That student has been supported into isolation. No close contacts identified via contact tracing process.
An off-campus student tested positive for COVID as part of the College’s entrance testing program. The student was last on campus for the testing clinic on Friday, January 22. The student has been supported into isolation. Contact tracing completed. Close contacts supported into quarantine.
Person who visited College of Arts and Sciences on December 1 reported positive test. Contact tracing completed. No close campus contacts identified. Disinfection protocols completed. No current campus impact.
Employee reported positive off-campus test. Employee is in isolation. Employee was last on campus on Thursday, November 12. Contact tracing identified no close contacts. No current campus impact.
Student tested positive. Student supported into isolation housing. Contact tracing completed. One close contact identified and supported into quarantine. No current campus impact.
Student in quarantine tested positive. Student supported into isolation housing. Contact tracing has been completed. The only close contacts identified for this student had previously been identified and engaged via other contact tracing. No current campus impact.
Student studying remotely tested positive off-campus. Student in isolation off-campus. Contact tracing completed. No close contacts identified. No current campus impact.
Student living off-campus tested positive off-campus after being exposed off-campus to non-student who tested positive. Student was last on campus on November 5. Contact tracing complete, no close contacts identified. Student isolating in off-campus residence. No current campus impact.
Student studying entirely remotely reported testing positive off-campus. Student has not been on campus all semester, and is isolating off-campus. Contact tracing identified one other student as a close contact. That student is in quarantine. No current campus impact.
Student previously identified as close contact of confirmed case tested positive. Student supported into isolation housing. Contact tracing completed. Disinfection protocols followed. One close contact supported into quarantine housing. No current campus impact.
Student tested positive. Student was last on campus November 3. Student supported into off-campus isolation. Contact tracing completed. Three close contacts supported into off-campus quarantine. No current campus impact.
Student in on-campus quarantine tested positive. Student moved to isolation housing. Contact tracing completed. No current campus impact.
Student living in residence tested positive off-campus, and was supported into isolation. Disinfection protocols have been completed. Contact tracing process completed. Two students identified as close contacts supported into quarantine. No current campus impact.
Student tested positive for COVID-19. Student had been on campus only once this semester, on October 14. Contact tracing completed. No current campus impact.
Employee working remotely tested positive. The employee has not been on campus this semester. Contract tracing has occurred. One student had off-campus contact with the infected employee and was quarantined off-campus. No current campus impact.
Student tested positive just prior to moving on to campus. Student isolated. Five students who met with infected student off-campus quarantined. No current campus impact.
Employee tested positive and isolated. No identifiable close contacts. Disinfection protocols were followed. No current campus impact.
Student moving onto campus tested positive and isolated. One exposed staff member quarantined. No other known exposures. No current campus impact.
Effluent Testing
Lewis & Clark has partnered with Clean Water Services to conduct sewer surveillance, also known as effluent testing, of the College’s residential facilities where doing so is feasible based on the configuration of residence hall sewer lines. Testing of wastewater from designated buildings is a newer technology that holds the promise of helping us identify where there might be potential virus on campus. However, interpretation of testing results can be challenging. For example, a student who has previously been diagnosed with COVID and has subsequently cleared their isolation period (and so is not contagious) may still be shedding virus into the effluent stream. Lewis & Clark staff meet on a regular basis to review effluent testing results and consider potential interventions to reduce any potential spread of COVID.
All results negative.
Effluent testing has concluded for the semester.
All results negative.
Awaiting results from followup samples collected on 4/22.
All results negative.
Awaiting followup results from samples collected on 4/15.
All available results negative.
Awaiting followup results from samples collected on 4/13.
All results negative.
Awaiting followup results from samples collected on 4/8.
All results negative.
Awaiting results from samples collected on 4/6.
All results negative.
Awaiting results from samples collected on 4/1.
All results negative.
Awaiting results from samples collected 3/30.
All results negative.
Awaiting results from samples collected on 3/26.
All results negative.
Awaiting followup results from samples collected 3/19.
All available results are negative.
Awaiting full results on 3/19.
Results delayed due to testing equipment malfunctions.
Awaiting follow-up testing.
All results negative.
Awaiting follow-up testing results from samples collected on 3/4/21.
All results negative.
Awaiting follow-up results from samples collected on 3/2.
All results negative.
Awaiting follow-up testing results from samples collected on 2/19.
All results negative.
Due to inclement weather, samples were not collected on 2/16 as anticipated. Samples will be collected next on 2/19.
Positive results in the wastewater leaving Copeland and Platt/Howard Halls.
Awaiting follow-up testing, and sampling of affected residents via PCR testing.
A positive result in the wastewater leaving Platt/Howard Halls.
Awaiting follow-up testing.
All results negative.
A positive result in the wastewater leaving Howard Hall, and a weakly positive result leaving Copeland Hall.
Awaiting follow-up testing results from effluent samples collected on 2/2, and PCR test results from all Platt/Howard residents tested 2/2.
A positive result in the wastewater leaving Holmes/Hartzfeld, Roberts/East Halls.
A positive result in the wastewater leaving Forest/West and Odell Halls.
Residents of Spruce tested with PCR saliva tests. Results of follow-up effluent test taken on November 13 were negative.
A positive result in the wastewater leaving Holmes/Hartzfeld, Roberts/East, and Forest/West Halls.
Results of follow-up effluent test taken on November 10 were negative for Holmes/Hartzfeld and Roberts/East. Results were positive again in Forest/West Halls.
All results negative.
All results negative.
All results negative.
A positive result in the wastewater leaving Platt Hall and Roberts and East Halls.
Results of follow-up effluent test taken on October 27 were negative.
All results negative.
All results negative.
All results negative.
All results negative.
All results negative.
All results negative.
All results negative.
A positive result in the wastewater leaving Roberts and East Halls.
Results of follow-up effluent test taken on September 29 were negative.
A positive result in wastewater leaving Manzanita and Alder Halls.
Results of follow-up effluent test taken on September 25 were negative.
Results received on September 22 from follow-up PCR saliva and wastewater tests were negative.
A positive result in the wastewater leaving Platt Hall.
Follow up wastewater test results were positive on 9/18 and 9/22. PCR saliva test results on 9/22 and wastewater results on 9/25 were negative.
All results negative.
A positive result in the wastewater leaving the Forest Complex and West Hall.
Results received on September 11 and 15 from follow-up tests were negative.
Health Promotion and Wellness is located in room 012 of Odell Residence Hall on the Undergraduate Campus.
email healthed@lclark.edu
voice 503-768-8225
fax 503-768-8223
Associate Director for Health Promotion Melissa Osmond
Health Promotion and Wellness
Lewis & Clark
615 S. Palatine Hill Road
Portland OR 97219