TO: Campus Community
FR: Tyson Hill, Associate Vice President for Risk Management and Safety Services
Dear Campus Community,
Beginning Tuesday, November 1, Sonoma State will suspend operations of the COVID-19 On-campus Testing Center in the Recreation Center. Students experiencing symptoms can be tested on campus at the Student Health Center and employees can be tested locally at their primary care physician’s office or through county public health local testing sites.
The COVID-19 testing center has been open since February 2021, serving nearly 3,000 individuals totaling over 15,000 individual tests. However, in the fall semester, there have been less than 100 tests over ten weeks. This decline in the need for testing is largely due to the vast availability of testing resources, coupled with the decrease in COVID-19 cases both regionally and within our campus community.
As a reminder, employees and students who are experiencing symptoms are still required to notify the COVID Monitoring Office of any COVID-like symptoms. In addition, testing protocols will continue to be evaluated based on trends in positivity rates and case counts, including the evaluation of a need for on-campus testing.
If you have questions about locating a testing center near you, please contact our COVID Monitoring team for support.
We’re grateful to you all for your continued dedication to your health and safety and the wellness of our Seawolf community.