16 cases of Covid-19 at Aberdeen University being investigated

NHS Grampian confirm themselves and the rest of the incident management team are investigating the cases, which are not believed to be part of a cluster.

Author: Lewis MichiePublished 24th Sep 2020
Last updated 24th Sep 2020

16 cases of Covid-19 are being investigated among the university of Aberdeen's students.

A spokesperson for the incident management team said: “A multi-agency investigation is ongoing into 16 cases of Covid-19 identified within the University of Aberdeen student population.

“The cases are currently not being treated as a single cluster. Investigations are at an early stage and efforts are being made to identify any linkages between them.

“There is currently no evidence of spread to the wider community and, working with the university, various control measures have been implemented in an effort to curb the risk of any further transmission.”