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WVU adjusts definition of COVID-19 ‘close contact’ to align with new CDC guidance

students sitting wearing masks

Due to a change in CDC guidance, the University has updated its "close contact" definition to someone who was within 6 feet of an infected person for a cumulative total of 15-plus minutes over a 24-hour period. 

Continue to wear a mask, wash your hands and keep your distance to stay safe.

Learn more at WVU’s Return to Campus website.