by Jordan Green, News Editor

Northwestern Oklahoma State University has 18 active cases of the coronavirus, university officials said Sept. 25.


One university employee has tested positive for the virus. The other 17 cases are student cases.


The total number of positive COVID-19 cases among Northwestern students and employees includes cases at all of the university’s campuses in Alva, Enid, and Woodward.


Officials did not identify the people who have the virus.


Officials first reported on Aug. 28 the number of students who have COVID-19. At the time, six students had tested positive for it.


University officials report the number of COVID-19 cases each Friday on NWOSU’s website.


To see the number of cases on all campuses, visit https://www.nwosu.edu/coronavirus/active-covid-19-cases-nwosu.