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The college announced Tuesday that in-person classes and campus activities will be suspended through Sunday, Nov. 8. 

"While it is unfortunate that we have our first case of COVID-19 on campus, it is not a surprise given the recent surge in cases in our region and throughout the country," said Jonathan Gibralter, president of Wells College. "Since the summer we have had contingency plans in place to address our response to this type of situation, and we notified our campus community this morning upon learning of the positive test result." 

Christopher Pollock, a spokesman for Wells College, confirmed that the college was notified of the positive result Tuesday morning. When Cayuga Health Services notified the college on Monday that there were 179 negative results from testing conducted on campus Thursday, Oct. 29, they believed all the results were negative. 

However, CHS informed the college Tuesday that there was a positive case. That was in addition to the 179 negative results. There were also additional negative results, Pollock said. 

According to a news release, instructions were sent to all faculty, staff and students about mandatory COVID-19 testing. Cayuga Health Services will conduct testing from 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday on the third floor of Stratton Hall, in the Sommer Center and Dodge Hall lounge. Testing will continue from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday on the third floor of Stratton Hall. 

Students living on campus have been asked to quarantine in their rooms. The individual who tested positive for COVID-19 is in mandatory isolation, which is required for active cases. The Cayuga County Health Department has been notified and will perform a contact tracing investigation.