The university’s active coronavirus cases dropped to 31 with no active cases on each of the four campuses Photo by Kiersten Moss | The State Press A masked student walks through the Orange Mall on the ASU Tempe campus on Wednesday, January 13, 2021. ASU’s spring semester kicks off as Arizona cases hit an all-time high. By Morgan Fischer | May 24, 2021 9:14 p.m. ASU reported 31 active COVID-19 cases on Monday, a decrease of 16 from the 47 cases last week. 24 of the cases are students, seven cases belong to the faculties and staff. All 24 active student cases are off-campus. There are no active cases on the Tempe, Downtown Phoenix, West or Polytechnic campuses, which currently host 1,059 students. The university has reported 2,270 positive cases out of 94,117 tests taken during that period as of Jan. 1. The overall positivity rate of ASU is approximately 2.4%. The City of Phoenix joined Tempe in lifting its mask mandate on Wednesday and changed its policy to allow fully vaccinated individuals to do without masks, with few exceptions, indoors and outdoors. Vax on = mask off! Today’s decision by the # PHX City Council to update its Mask Mandate guidelines follows @CDCgov guidelines. That means those who are fully vaccinated will not need to wear a mask in most public places. #VaxUpPHX pic.twitter.com/ZygXuN6Opg – City of Phoenix, AZ (@CityofPhoenixAZ) May 20, 2021 Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego said in a tweet in response to the announcement, “Let’s stay vigilant by telling us Get vaccinated and wear a mask when advised. ” Masks are still required at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport and on public transportation, including airplanes, light rail vehicles, and buses. Companies can decide whether or not customers have to wear masks in their buildings. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have not updated their COVID-19 guidelines for fully vaccinated people since they announced that they could resume their pre-pandemic activities. In particular, individuals who are fully vaccinated can resume their activities both inside and outside without wearing a mask or social distancing, unless this is permitted by laws, rules and regulations on federal, state, local, tribal or territory level, including local business and workplace policies, required. In the United States, over 286 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered and 39.3% of the population have been fully vaccinated, according to the CDC. Despite the CDC’s recommendations for masks for the fully vaccinated, the university did not change its guidelines for wearing masks in ASU buildings until May 13. The Arizona Department of Health reported a total of 450 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths in the state on Monday. Over 3.2 million Arizonans received at least one dose of the vaccine, accounting for 45.3% of the state’s population, ADHD reported. ASU students, faculty and staff can register for a vaccination appointment via the ASU health portal. Students can also go to the ASU Health Service for a vaccine. There are over 470 places to get vaccinated in Maricopa County, including places like Walgreens, Fry’s, and larger places like Desert Financial Arena. One can also sign up for a vaccination appointment on the ADHD website, and walk-ins are accepted at any of the Arizona state POD locations listed on the website. For availability of appointments and COVID-19 vaccination sites across the state, visit the ADHD Vaccine Patient Portal. Reach out to the reporter at mcfisch4@asu.edu and follow @morgfisch on Twitter. Like The State Press on Facebook and follow @statepress on Twitter. Continue to support student journalism by making a donation to The State Press today.
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