July 25 COVID-19 update

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July 25 COVID-19 update

As of July 25, there were five new positive cases of COVID-19 confirmed at KAUST since the last bulletin (published July 11, 2021).  Two of these have been in the last 7 days.

  • All five of the cases had at least one vaccine dose 
  • All five presented with symptoms
  • All five cases were from different households

All positive cases are 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 currently unavailable** as of July 25, 2021.

We urge all community members to practice 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.
** This rate will only be displayed if the number of tests conducted achieves a given significant threshold (724 tests). Over the past 14-day period, 682 tests were conducted, with 5 positive cases.


Vaccine monitoring form

If you have already had your second dose of any COVID-19 vaccine and have not completed the vaccine monitoring form, please update us as soon as possible by clicking here to help with our planning.


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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