UNC reports 91 positive COVID-19 cases on Wednesday

Posted Aug 20, 2020
UNC reported 91 new cases of COVID-19 from Wednesday alone, in a daily update to its COVID-19 dashboard Thursday. UNC announced undergraduate classes would switch to remote instruction starting Wednesday, and now provides a daily case count. On Monday, 135 new cases were reported between Aug. 10 and Aug. 16 — the first week of classes. (Daily Tar Heel)

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