Students at Ursinus College are set to return to classes Monday after a widespread stomach illness shut the school's Montgomery County campus down last week.
School officials said Sunday that classes would resume Monday despite more than 10 new reports of illness over the weekend that increased the total number of sickened students to about 200. Officials said most of the students who suffered symptoms reported that they were feeling better within 12 to 24 hours.
It is still unknown whether the sickness was a virus or food poisoning, and school officials said they are continuing to work with health authorities, including the Montgomery County Department of Health, to determine what caused it.
At its height, the outbreak shut down Ursinus' Wismer Hall cafeteria for a short period of time and canceled classes "out of an abundance of caution."
Jefferson University Hospital stepped in to offer Ursinus students free video visits with doctors through Feb. 29 in light of the illness, and the college's Wellness Center is open to work with students, officials said.
