PHILADELPHIA - Temple University reported Friday afternoon that the number of active COVID-19 cases has increased to more than 300.Those figures include one employee and one off-campus student, the university reported on its website.The 318 total cases across all campuses represent a more than 33-percent increase since Wednesday, when the figure was 237.Less than two weeks in, Temple University was forced to cancel in-person classes.
Officials said the decision was data-driven as its cases were trending up.The university says the spread was not caused by large college parties.
It was quite the opposite."That actually wasn't the issue. The issue were these small social gatherings, a half-dozen people getting together to have pizza and beer.