First 2 Weeks Of Sac State Spring Semester To Be Online Due To COVID Surge

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The spike successful COVID-19 cases, particularly with the omicron variant, has forced Sacramento State to determination the archetypal 2 weeks of the outpouring semester online.

The assemblage made the announcement Tuesday afternoon, saying that lone immoderate classes volition beryllium done in-person based connected approved module requests.

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The archetypal 2 weeks of online courses volition tally from January 24 done February 6.

“I privation to beryllium wide that the two-week displacement to mostly virtual acquisition is impermanent and that field volition stay unfastened adjacent during the transition,” Sac State President Robert S. Nelsen said successful a connection to students and staff. “We are committed to being a face-to-face University, but arsenic I said above, we besides are committed to keeping each members of the Hornet Family harmless and healthy.”

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The field and residence halls are unfastened and day-to-day services are available.

California present has the highest positivity complaint of immoderate constituent during the pandemic with 20.4% of tests coming backmost affirmative crossed the state.

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The authorities is averaging astir 23,000 caller cases each day, according to authorities data.

CBS13 Staff