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Seven new cases of confirmed COVID-19 were reported at LIU's Brookville campus, according to the university.
The new cases bring the total within the LIU community, which has campuses on Long Island and Brooklyn, up to a total of 14.
In a letter to LIU students and faculty members, Michael Berthel, the university’s chief of student affairs said that the students who tested positive have been quarantined and they have been in touch with anyone who may have had close contact with to instruct them to follow suit.
The breakout came following off-campus gatherings involving student-athletes, according to reports.
The positive cases include members of the school’s baseball, men, and women’s soccer teams.
"We will notify all students and faculty who are in classes with these individuals,” Berthel said. "However, if you were considered to be in close contact with someone who has tested positive, you would have already been contacted as part of the contact tracing process.”
Berthel said that students had been advised to socially distance, and to wear face coverings when unable to remain six feet away from others.
"These social and other violations of New York State and CDC guidelines are unacceptable and put the community at risk," he wrote. "These guidelines are not suggestions and must be strictly adhered to if you are to remain on-campus and residing in the residence halls.
"The stakes are too high and we cannot take chances,” Berthel continued. "Remain vigilant, renew your commitment to keeping yourself and our community safe, and act in a manner that demonstrates a genuine concern for your peers, your faculty, and your loved ones."
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