April 11 COVID-19 update

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COVID-19 Testing Program

Thank you to everyone who participated in the MoH screening program last week. There were 5,909 PCR tests conducted and 10 positive cases have been reported throughout the week.  If anyone tested positive and has not yet informed KAUST Health, then please do so immediately so that contact tracing can be initiated.

This also applies to individuals who took their PCR test between April 4 – 8 outside of KAUST and have not yet submitted the results to KAUST Health. The deadline for informing KAUST Health is 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 12 by emailing covid19.tp@kaust.edu.sa.

Anyone who failed to attend or submit a test will be contacted by HR or Graduate Affairs as follow up.


April 11 COVID-19 update

As of April 11 at 8:15 a.m., there were 10 new positive cases of COVID-19 confirmed at KAUST since the last bulletin (published on April 4, 2021).

  • Three were tested with symptoms at KAUST Health
  • Seven were asymptomatic and were identified through the MoH program.

All positive cases remain in quarantine and contact tracing has been completed.

For the most up-to-date information, please check the KAUST COVID-19 Dashboard

The 14-day positivity rate* at KAUST is 0.2% as of April 11, 2021.

We’d like to thank all community members for practicing physical distancing, the wearing of face coverings, hand washing and adherence to the Keeping KAUST Safe guidelines.

If you have symptoms, please stay home and call KAUST Health at 012 808 0940.

* Positivity rate = % of positive tests returned from the total number of tests taken during a 14-day period. Excludes where the result is still pending or the swab was rejected.


See the most up-to-date information about KAUST COVID-19 cases anytime by clicking on the button below or visiting – hse.kaust.edu.sa

Kindly note: Dashboard content is auto-generated on a rolling seven-day basis. 

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