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(7/30更新:文章标题从 7/29 的 “6300个COVID-19确诊案例” 修改为 “6600个COVID-19诊案例”)
我们都知道美国从今年3月开始爆发COVID-19后,确诊人数至今都没有减少的趋势。刚开始大流行时美国部分城市还有封城,学生也都改采远端上课,可是随着时间增长和政策的改变,最近大学师生又要准备回到校园上课了。
但是在确诊人数都还没趋缓的状况下,COVID-19也潜入校园!根据纽约时报的报导,目前为止新冠肺炎已经在短时间内已有来自270所美国大学、超过6,600位相关人员确诊,并且数字还在快速增加!
现在大部分的学校都还没开始新的学期,不知道开学后会不会造成更大规模的散播?
New York Times整理了截至2020/07/28在美国大学的确诊人数分布。图上看到红色的点代表该所大学有超过50人确诊,其中以University of Texas at Austin的449例、University of Central Florida的438例,以及University of Georgia的390例为最严重的三所大学。
以下是美国各大学COVID-19的确诊人数与每周确诊案例分布表:
School | Cases | Location | Weekly Local Cases Per Capita CASES PER CAPITA |
449 | Austin, Texas | ||
438 | Orlando, Fla. | ||
390 | Athens, Ga. | ||
302 | College Station, Texas | ||
249 | Seattle | ||
217 | Gainesville, Fla. | ||
207 | Dallas | ||
182 | Tampa, Fla. | ||
167 | Philadelphia | ||
123 | Berkeley, Calif. | ||
112 | Storrs, Conn. | ||
101 | Los Angeles | ||
99 | Stanford, Calif. | ||
95 | Edinburg, Texas | ||
94 | Atlanta | ||
94 | Boone, N.C. | ||
89 | West Point, N.Y. | ||
88 | Huntsville, Texas | ||
83 | Portland, Ore. | ||
81 | Oxford, Miss. | ||
80 | Washington, D.C. | ||
77 | Irvine , Calif. | ||
63 | Montclair, N.J. | ||
61 | Houston | ||
59 | Houston | ||
57 | Springfield, Mo. | ||
52 | Logan, Utah | ||
51 | Provo, Utah | ||
50 | Boise , Idaho | ||
49 | Dallas | ||
49 | Hattiesburg, Miss. | ||
48 | Princeton, N.J. | ||
47 | Davis, Calif. | ||
47 | Clemson, S.C. | ||
42 | Eugene, Ore. | ||
42 | Waco, Texas | ||
41 | Evanston, Ill. | ||
40 | Statesboro, Ga. | ||
39 | Baton Rouge, La. | ||
39 | Pittsburgh | ||
38 | Long Beach, Calif. | ||
37 | Rochester, Mich | ||
37 | Chapel Hill, N.C. | ||
36 | Greenville, S.C. | ||
33 | Mississippi State, Miss. | ||
33 | Reno, Nev. | ||
33 | Las Vegas | ||
33 | Jacksonville, Ala. | ||
33 | Wilmington, N.C. | ||
33 | Worcester, Mass. | ||
32 | Florence, Ala. | ||
31 | McAllen, Texas | ||
31 | New Paltz, N.Y. | ||
30 | Greenville, N.C. | ||
29 | Manhattan, Kan. | ||
28 | Los Angeles | ||
27 | Las Cruces, N.M. | ||
27 | Denton, Texas | ||
26 | Chicago | ||
26 | Kingsville, Texas | ||
25 | College Park, Md. | ||
23 | New York City | ||
23 | Lubbock, Texas | ||
22 | Clarksville, Tenn. | ||
22 | Mahwah, N.J. | ||
22 | Canyon, Texas | ||
21 | Iowa City | ||
20 | Prairie View, Texas | ||
20 | Detroit | ||
20 | East Lansing, Mich. | ||
18 | Malibu, Calif. | ||
18 | San Luis Obispo, Calif. | ||
18 | Atlanta | ||
18 | Norman, Okla. | ||
18 | San Jose, Calif. | ||
18 | Morgantown, W.Va. | ||
18 | Kansas City, Mo. | ||
17 | San Diego | ||
16 | Madison, Fla. | ||
16 | Lawrence, Kan. | ||
16 | Huntington, W.Va. | ||
16 | Riverside, Calif. | ||
16 | Mount Pleasant, Mich. | ||
15 | Las Vegas | ||
15 | Tyler, Texas | ||
15 | New Orleans | ||
14 | Los Angeles | ||
14 | Stillwater, Okla. | ||
14 | Arlington, Texas | ||
14 | Jacksonville, Fla. | ||
13 | Evansville, Ind. | ||
13 | Edmond, Okla. | ||
13 | Baltimore | ||
12 | Dallas | ||
12 | Winston-Salem, N.C. | ||
12 | San Angelo, Texas | ||
12 | Baltimore | ||
12 | Purchase, N.Y. | ||
12 | St. Petersburg, Fla. | ||
12 | Santa Monica, Calif. | ||
12 | Pasadena, Calif. | ||
11 | Orlando, Fla. | ||
11 | Santa Cruz, Calif. | ||
11 | Dahlonega, Ga. | ||
11 | Cullowhee, N.C. | ||
10 | Troy, Ala. | ||
10 | Macon, Ga. | ||
10 | Fort Myers, Fla. | ||
10 | Ames, Iowa | ||
10 | Bloomington, Ind. | ||
10 | Columbia, Mo. | ||
10 | Wichita Falls, Texas | ||
10 | New Brunswick, N.J. | ||
10 | Pembroke, N.C. | ||
10 | Peoria, Ill. | ||
9 | Elon, N.C. | ||
9 | Rochester, N.Y. | ||
9 | St. George, Utah | ||
9 | Greeley, Colo. | ||
9 | Lincoln, Neb. | ||
8 | Lynnwood, Wash. | ||
8 | Hanover, N.H. | ||
8 | Athens, Ohio | ||
8 | Potsdam, N.Y. | ||
8 | Cedar Falls, Iowa | ||
8 | St. Louis | ||
7 | Houston | ||
7 | Buffalo | ||
7 | Jonesboro, Ark. | ||
7 | Hayward, Calif. | ||
7 | Denver | ||
7 | Itta Bena, Miss. | ||
7 | Norfolk, Va. | ||
7 | Tacoma, Wash. | ||
7 | Minneapolis | ||
7 | St. Petersburg, Fla. | ||
7 | Baton Rouge, La. | ||
6 | Russellville, Ark. | ||
6 | Boca Raton, Fla. | ||
6 | Lawrenceville, Ga. | ||
6 | Lafeyette, La. | ||
6 | Fairfield, Conn. | ||
6 | Bellingham, Wash. | ||
6 | Bowling Green, Ky. | ||
6 | Amherst, Mass. | ||
6 | Santa Barbara, Calif. | ||
6 | Pheonix, Ariz. | ||
5 | Carson, Calif. | ||
5 | Alexandria, La. | ||
5 | Lexington, Va. | ||
5 | Lakeland, Fla. | ||
5 | Golden, Colo. | ||
5 | Raleigh, N.C. | ||
5 | Lawrenceville , N.J. | ||
5 | San Marcos, Texas | ||
5 | Charlotte, N.C. | ||
4 | Boulder, Colo. | ||
4 | San Marcos, Calif. | ||
4 | Memphis | ||
4 | Columbus, Miss. | ||
4 | Greensboro, N.C. | ||
4 | Magnolia, Ark. | ||
4 | Ronhert Park, Calif. | ||
4 | Pine Bluff, Ark. | ||
4 | Dayton, Ohio | ||
4 | Ann Arbor, Mich. | ||
4 | Denton, Texas | ||
4 | Toledo, Ohio | ||
4 | Bothell, Wash. | ||
4 | Gunnison, Colo. | ||
4 | Swainsboro, Ga. | ||
4 | Worcester, Mass. | ||
4 | Charlottesville, Va. | ||
4 | St. Louis | ||
4 | San Bernardino, Calif. | ||
4 | Lexington, Ky. | ||
3 | Tucson, Ariz. | ||
3 | Dothan, Ala. | ||
3 | Chicago | ||
3 | Auburn, Ala. | ||
3 | Pasco, Wash. | ||
3 | Emporia, Kan. | ||
3 | La Grande, Ore. | ||
3 | Florence, S.C. | ||
3 | Farmville, Va. | ||
3 | Whittier, Calif. | ||
3 | San Antonio | ||
3 | Phenix, Ala. | ||
3 | Rome, Ga. | ||
3 | Columbus, Ohio | ||
3 | Vallejo, Calif. | ||
3 | Centralia, Wash. | ||
3 | Charlotte, N.C. | ||
2 | Ashland, Ore. | ||
2 | Alfred, N.Y. | ||
2 | Pomona, Calif. | ||
2 | Oswego, N.Y. | ||
2 | Warrensburg, Mo. | ||
2 | Huntsville, Ala. | ||
2 | Twin Falls, Idaho | ||
2 | Ypsilanti, Mich. | ||
2 | Boiling Springs, N.C. | ||
2 | Auburn, Wash. | ||
2 | Ruston, La. | ||
2 | Louisville, Ky. | ||
2 | Houghton, Mich. | ||
2 | Aberdeen, S.D. | ||
2 | Klamath Falls , Ore. | ||
2 | New York City | ||
2 | DeLand, Fla. | ||
2 | Asheville, N.C. | ||
2 | Valdosta, Ga. | ||
2 | Winona, Minn. | ||
2 | Pullman, Wash. | ||
2 | Bellingham, Wash. | ||
2 | Renton, Wash. | ||
2 | New York City | ||
2 | Macomb, Ill. | ||
2 | Sarasota, Fla. | ||
2 | Shepherdstown, W.Va. | ||
1 | West Chester, Pa. | ||
1 | Ogden, Utah | ||
1 | Kileen, Texas | ||
1 | Brookville, N.Y. | ||
1 | Valley City, S.D. | ||
1 | Kalamazoo, Mich. | ||
1 | Chestnut Hill, Mass. | ||
1 | Spearfish, S.D. | ||
1 | Lawton, Okla. | ||
1 | Chico, Calif. | ||
1 | Camarillo, Calif. | ||
1 | Fairmont, W.Va. | ||
1 | Hays, Kan. | ||
1 | Tallahassee, Fla. | ||
1 | Fort Valley, Ga. | ||
1 | Spokane, Wash. | ||
1 | Grambling, La. | ||
1 | Easton, Pa. | ||
1 | Lewiston, Idaho | ||
1 | Lock Haven, Pa. | ||
1 | Kirkland, Wash. | ||
1 | Honolulu | ||
1 | Kahului, Hawaii | ||
1 | Midland, Texas | ||
1 | West Long Branch, N.J. | ||
1 | Notre Dame, Ind. | ||
1 | Fargo, N.D. | ||
1 | Thibodaux, La. | ||
1 | Alva, Okla. | ||
1 | West Lafayette, Ind. | ||
1 | Richmond, Va. | ||
1 | San Diego | ||
1 | Spokane, Wash. | ||
1 | Portsmouth, Ohio | ||
1 | Seattle | ||
1 | University Center, Mich. | ||
1 | Philadelphia | ||
1 | Fayetteville, Ark. | ||
1 | San Antonio | ||
1 | Albuquerque | ||
1 | Chickasha, Okla. | ||
1 | Knoxville, Tenn. | ||
1 | Odessa, Texas | ||
1 | Blacksburg, Va. | ||
1 | Charleston, S.C. | ||
1 | Kingston, R.I. | ||
1 | Wayne, N.J. | ||
1 | Pittsburgh | ||
1 | New York City | ||
1 | Rock Hill, S.C. | ||
1 | Bellerive Acres, Mo. |
这些数据是由New York Times进行整理,有些是大学自己公告消息、有些提供部分数据,但也有数百所大学拒绝回答相关问题。而有提供数据的这些大学,因为涉及师生隐私的关系,并未透漏是哪些人确诊COVID-19、何时确诊等相关资讯。
校园内的感染风险是否比想像中的还高?
虽然The New York Times统整了各大学确诊COVID-19的数据,但很明显地,实际数据一定不只这样而已。因为有些大学的规模非常大、有些大学则拒绝提供相关资料,所以很难真正评估风险,即使各间大学很努力做防疫,这样的破口也已经补不回来了。
因此有些学校如California State University已经决定秋季开始全面改采线上教学;其他如Patriot League和Ivy League则是决定不要举办秋季运动会。虽然如此,还是有些学校决定秋季新生欢迎会照常举行、正常到校上课和举办运动会。
运动相关部门是高风险族群
许多初次来到大学的运动员都希望能在今年秋天参加比赛,因此New York Times又针对130所参加NCAA Division I(美国大学体育联盟I级)比赛的大学进行调查,发现其中68所大学的运动员、教练和其他相关人员的确诊案例多达630例(如下图)。
秋季学期即将到来,美国各大学都在制定上课方式,无论是线上教学、到校上课,还是两者各半,都需要经过不断的测试,学生可以透过我们之前的文章即时了解学校的最新开课政策:
但就像Cornell大学校长Martha E. Pollack说的:「There is simply no way to completely eliminate risk, whether we are in-person or online (无论是面对面上课还是线上上课,都无法完全避开风险)」因此可想而知,相信多数美国大学在新学期都仍会要求学生到校上课吧!
延伸阅读:
- 纽约时报原文:More Than 6,300 Coronavirus Cases Have Been Linked to U.S. Colleges
- 你读的大学 2020 秋季开课吗? 1000+所大学的开课计画全在这,最完整的资料即时更新!
- 【持续更新】 今年不要求SAT/ACT成绩 (Test optional) 的大学
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