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UCLA reported its first case of COVID-19 on the Hill on Wednesday. The student with the disease has been self-isolating since May 20, and has not been sharing common living areas with other students. (Daily Bruin file photo)

https://dailybruin.com/2020/05/28/student-diagnosed-with-first-confirmed-case-of-covid-19-on-the-hill/breaking-hill/

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This post was updated May 29 at 4:41 p.m. A student living on the Hill has been diagnosed with COVID-19, UCLA officials reported Wednesday. The student has been self-isolating since May 20 but did not share a common living area with other students, according to UCLA Newsroom.

https://dailybruin.com/2020/05/28/student-diagnosed-with-first-confirmed-case-of-covid-19-on-the-hill/

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First student case of COVID-19 on the Hill is confirmed

By Bernard Mendez

May 28, 2020 1:28 a.m.