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A COVID-19 test performed on a student at Jacksonville State University was negative, university officials announced Monday.

Acting President Dr. Don Killingsworth Jr. said in a letter the university received notification this morning from Regional Medical Center in Anniston that the person in question does not have coronavirus.

“This is excellent news for the patient and all of us here at Jacksonville State University. We wish to express our gratitude to the medical professionals at RMC Anniston for providing their assistance during this time. We also thank the student for cooperating with self-isolation and wish him a speedy recovery,” Killingsworth said.

Two other JSU students from northwest Georgia were also under quarantine but school officials said both are healthy and asymptomatic and are expected to be removed from isolation today.

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