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Last updated October 22
The announcement comes following several decisions made by the NCAA and other sports organizations in an attempt to slow the outbreak.
There are nine confirmed coronavirus cases in Virginia as of Wednesday morning.
Regardless of any costs or benefits of eliminating in-class lectures for two weeks, the safety of students must be the most important consideration in all scenarios — cancelling or making classes remote for two weeks is the only way to ensure this safety.
Eight people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Virginia as of Tuesday, although none are residents of Charlottesville.
The 26th Virginia Festival of the Book, originally scheduled for March 18-22, has been canceled following concerns and a University-issued warning about COVID-19, also known as coronavirus.
The University also announced March 3 the cancellation of all outbound study abroad programs for spring break.
Dozens of universities have already announced that they will require students to be vaccinated for the fall semester, including 10 schools in Virginia.
Since testing began in July, a total of 34,583 tests have been administered, 221 of which resulted in positives — a 0.6 percent positivity rate.
Researchers aimed to better understand the feasibility of achieving herd immunity yet found evidence that shows that immunity itself cannot be reached through antibody production alone.
The Commonwealth saw 2,284 new cases Tuesday, meaning the 229 cases reported Tuesday at the University are equal to 10 percent of cases recorded in the state.
