by Jordan Green, News Editor

Northwestern Oklahoma State University has 18 active cases of the coronavirus, university officials said Oct. 2.


Eighteen students have tested positive for the virus, an increase of one case since Sept. 25. An employee who had the virus has recovered from it, officials said.


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 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.