U-Va. officials blame widespread noncompliance of guidelines for recent surge in coronavirus cases

University of Virginia officials said Thursday that widespread noncompliance of campus health guidelines is driving an explosion of coronavirus cases at the school.

There are 779 active cases of the virus — including 18 among employees — on and around the Charlottesville campus, more than half of which were reported this week, according to university data.

On Tuesday, 229 new cases were reported, the highest single-day count for the school. That number fell slightly Wednesday, to 174 cases.

The campus is also dealing with a variant of the virus first identified in Britain, but officials have not yet said how many cases are tied to the new strain.

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