FAIRFIELD, Conn. (CBSNewYork/AP) — With finals next week at Sacred Heart University, there couldn’t be a worse time for a mumps outbreak.
Seventeen cases have been investigated, with eight of them being confirmed as mumps on the Fairfield campus since an outbreak in late March, according to school officials. The students have all fully recovered.
Undergraduate students who might have the viral infection are advised to seek care at the school’s health center.
One freshman told 1010 WINS’ Al Jones the he’s looking forward to wrapping up his first year and getting back home to Brooklyn.
“Two days, and then finals, and then out next week, so hopefully I get out safe and sound,” the student said.

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