3 additional University of South Carolina Greek Village houses quarantined

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The University of South Carolina said Thursday it has quarantined three more Greek Village houses after three students living there tested positive for COVID-19.

University administrators said Tuesday the students at two sorority houses were either asymptomatic or experiencing minor symptoms prior to being tested.

The latest students who tested positive also showed minor symptoms or were asymptomatic.

University president Robert Caslen said Tuesday the school acted to quarantine the sororities quickly.

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“I remain confident in our ability to mitigate cases through testing, compliant student behaviors and the wearing of face coverings,” Caslen said in a statement. “Our campus community can be assured that we will act quickly and decisively if student behaviors are not compliant.”

A letter sent to Delta Delta Delta, one of the quarantined sororities, said the house will be required to quarantine for 14 days due to multiple confirmed cases among residents, The State reported Tuesday. The sorority house students must take online classes during the quarantine period.

Officials did not report the identity of the second quarantined sorority house.

The university's on-campus Greek Village has 20 facilities and houses approximately 700 students, according to its website.

The school has confirmed 44 active student cases and two employee cases as of Aug. 20, the day fall classes started, according to the university’s online COVID-19 tracker.

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