Positive cases of COVID-19 have been low among Eastern Oregon University students in 2022 . The university dropped its mask mandates on March 12 and saw no COVID-19 cases throughout the month of March.

LA GRANDE — After a spike in COVID-19 cases that reflected statewide trends early in the year, cases at Eastern Oregon University plateaued over the last week.

From Sunday, Feb. 6, through Feb. 13, the university reported eight total cases. The weekly trend comes in the wake of 182 cases in January.

Eastern tallied five cases on Feb. 7 and three cases on Feb. 8. Since the university began tracking cases in July of 2021, there have been 287 total COVID-19 cases among those associated with Eastern Oregon University. There have been 158 cases among off-campus students, 52 cases among employees and 42 cases among on-campus students.

As of Feb. 13, the university’s test positivity rate is 11.6% — Eastern has conducted 2,482 total tests. The percentage takes into account double-testing positive individuals.

Eastern totaled one off-campus isolation/quarantine during the past week. The university has 50 total isolation rooms available on campus.

As of the fall semester, in-person vaccination among students stands at 75.7%. There is a 24.2% exemption rate for on-campus students.

For employees, 80.1% are vaccinated and 17.7% received an exemption.