(CNN) Health officials on Saturday asked Michigan State University students to self-quarantine immediately after parties contributed to 342 new coronavirus cases. The hundreds of new Covid-19 cases involving people affiliated to the university date to August 24, the health department said. "This is an urgent situation," said Ingham County Health Officer Linda S. Vail. "The exponential growth of COVID-19 cases must stop." Most MSU classes are online but "many students had binding off-campus leases or simply desired to physically return to the university community."

Source: CNN September 12, 2020 21:22 UTC