Over 150 students quarantined at Colorado College due to COVID-19 concern

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- More than a hundred students at Colorado College are isolating themselves due to concerns after one student tested positive for COVID-19.

Colorado College confirmed to KRDO that 155 students are currently quarantined as of Monday out of an abundance of caution because of the single positive test.

Leslie Weddell said that all incoming students are tested when they arrive on campus, and that's how the school was able to determine that one student tested positive for the coronavirus.

The student arrived on Aug. 14, and the school made the decision to quarantine the other students in the residence hall who may have been in contact with the student who tested positive, Weddell said. Move-in was staggered so not all of the students arrived at once.

Classes haven't officially started yet, but new student orientation was scheduled to take place this week. Weddell said orientation was already planned to be online so that it could be equitable for everyone.

This is a developing story, check back for updates.