29 September 2020: University of East Anglia: “Two students at the University of East Anglia have tested positive for Covid-19. The university said one lives on campus, the other off campus.” ITV. Eastern Daily Press.

6 October 2020: University of East Anglia: “University of East Anglia is slammed for ‘exploiting’ students forced to self-isolate by charging them £252 for a two-week food package – which includes only ONE hot meal a day.” Daily Mail. Note: This confirms that UEA have students self-isolating, although the last figures were of 2 students testing positive, from 29 September.

6 October 2020: “As of 9am this morning, there were 35 people confirmed with the virus (nine people off campus and 26 people on campus.” Source: internal communication.

7 October 2020: “Thirty students have tested positive for Covid 19 at the University of East Anglia. The university has been using its own swab tests with students getting results within 24 hours. Seventeen of the students who’ve tested positive live on campus, thirteen off.” ITV.

9 October 2020: “The number of confirmed coronavirus cases at the University of East Anglia has increased to 73, it has been revealed.” Norwich Evening News.

13 October 2020: University of East Anglia: Currently 64 students and 1 staff member testing positive. Source: Internal communication

15 October 2020: University of East Anglia: Currently 79 students and 1 staff member testing positive. Source: Internal communication

16 October 2020: University of East Anglia: 7 new student cases over the last 24 hours. In total,  86 students and 1 staff member have tested positive for covid. Source: Internal communication

20 October 2020: UEA publish more numbers, but not a cumulatve total number of cases. There have been 35 new cases, 16 October to 19 October; we make the total to be 113 student cases, and 1 staff case. Source: Internal communication.

University of East Anglia student statistics, taken from internal communications:

Date / New Cases in last 24 hours / Cumulative positive cases, last 7 days.

12 October 2020:      2    68
13 October 2020:      5    72   (plus 1 staff member testing positive.)
14 October 2020:      7    75   (These nos. revised from 16 / 79 and 6 / 75.)
15 October 2020:      7    62
16 October 2020:    19    71
17 October 2020:      1    58
18 October 2020:      4    60
19 October 2020:    11    65