Cornell COVID Cases Rise 20x in a Week as Omicron Surges

Cornell University called a “red alert” for students — moving all finals online, cancelling on-campus events and closing facilities — as COVID-19 infections rose more 20x in just a week and the omicron variant began showing up in “significant” numbers. The university reported 276 on-campus positives Monday, the latest day for which data was available, fully 23 times what it…