OSWEGO, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) -- On Friday, SUNY Oswego President Deborah Stanley announced that in-person learning would be paused for 14 days, beginning September 19, and the college would move to remote instruction for the next two weeks.

“While we have not reached the infection rate thresholds of the 100 individuals or 5% of the total on-campus population specified by the New York State Department of Health in the ‘Interim Guidance for Higher Education during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency,’ after consultation with SUNY Chancellor James Malatras, we have decided to stop face-to-face classes voluntarily. We are getting so close to the cap of 100 it seems inevitable we will pass it before September 25. With 8 days to go, SUNY Oswego is reporting 82 positive cases. In that light, we determined that taking a pause in order to manage the virus with the goal of containing it on our campus is best for our entire college community,” Stanley said in a statement on the college’s website.