Student COVID-19 Hotline: (218) 755-2901
Northwest Technical College Moves to COVID Scenario 3—OrangeBeginning at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, January 10, 2021, Northwest Technical College will move to COVID 19 Scenario 3— Orange. The college’s requirement to be at Scenario 4 — Deep Orange, which had been in place since December 8, 2020, expires on January 10. Under guidance from the Minnesota Department of Health and the Minnesota State system, colleges and universities have the flexibility to update their COVID-19 scenarios based on local conditions. All non-academic, in-person events and activities will continue to be delivered virtually until at least Monday, February 1. Access to campus under Scenario 3—Orange will be as follows:
Bemidji State University facilities Hobson Memorial Union will be open between 7:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 11 a.m.–5 p.m. on Sunday. It will be closed on Saturday. Both the upper and lower union buildings will be unlocked during these times, allowing access to ID card printing, the BSU Bookstore and the Bucky’s Pantry Food Shelf. Northwest Technical College expects to remain at COVID-19 Scenario 3—Orange until local conditions warrant a change. |
Northwest Technical College is committed to mitigating the spread of COVID-19 within our community. It is on each and every one of us to do our part to keep our campus community safe. We need for all members of our campus community to look out for and care for each other.
Northwest Technical College’s COVID-19 Status Level is determined by the President’s Cabinet, in collaboration with state and federal authorities, and is based on factors contained in guidance from the Minnesota Department of Health along with advice from campus and local public health officials.
Additional COVID-19 Resources
Northwest Technical College Statistics
Northwest Technical College reports weekly COVID-19 case data to the Minnesota State system. This report defines a “case” of COVID-19 as a person with a lab-confirmed for COVID-19 that has been verified by a Local Public Health entity, or a self-verified positive test, and has had contact with campus or lived within 60 miles of campus while infectious (a).
This system reporting data represents only a subset of the total positive cases that we are aware of among our employees and students. In order to provide as transparent and accurate a picture as possible of the COVID-19 conditions on campus, we are also sharing this more inclusive data.
Minnesota State System Data
Updated: January 22, 2021 (updated weekly on Friday)
• Minnesota State system-wide COVID dashboard
New Cases This Reporting Period
|
Total Positive Cases (b) |
1 |
29 |
(a) Minnesota State defines a person who tests positive for COVID-19 as infectious two days prior to the onset of symptoms OR two days prior to the date the COVID-19 test was taken AND until the person’s isolation period is complete. A person’s isolation period is considered to be over when ALL THREE of the following factors are true: 1) person’s symptoms — cough, shortness of breath, etc. — improve and the person feels better; 2) at least 10 days have elapsed since the person first felt sick or noticed symptoms; AND 3) person has been fever-free for at least 24 hours without using fever-reducing medications.
(b) Minnesota State defines its total as cumulative cases since the start of the Fall 2020 semester, which for tracking purposes began on August 24, 2020.
Comprehensive NTC Campus Data
Updated: January 22, 2021
Active (Positive) Student Cases |
Students in Quarantine at BSU |
Students in Isolation at BSU |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Positive Cases w/ Campus Contact |
In Quarantine, Off Campus |
In Isolation, Off Campus |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Active (Positive) Employee Cases |
Employees in Quarantine |
Employees in Isolation |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total Positive Cases, Employees |
Total Positive Cases, Students |
Total Positive Cases |
2 |
34 |
36 |
Active cases data provided by the Minnesota Department of Health. Isolation and quarantine data refers to on-campus residents only. Minnesota State data is updated weekly; BSU cumulative numbers updated nightly on weekdays. Data may not be comprehensive or in real-time due to testing and reporting delays and are subject to change.
Beltrami County Statistics
Data Updated: January 22, 2021
Total Positive Cases |
Total COVID Deaths |
Active Cases |
Cases per 10k Population (c) |
3,140 |
48 |
49 |
37.51 |
(c) Data updated weekly on Thursdays. Last update: January 21, 2021, reporting two-week rolling data for the period of December 27-January 9. Source: “Data for K-12 Schools: 14-day COVID-19 Case Rate by County” — https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/stats/wschool.pdf