Florida College Students Contract COVID-19 After Spring Break Trip: School

People gather on Clearwater Beach during spring break despite world health officials' warnings to avoid large groups on March 18, 2020 in Clearwater, Florida. The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic on March 11. Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images

Five college students from the University of Tampa contracted the CCP virus after they returned from a spring break trip, according to the school.

“UT has been notified that five UT students, traveling together and with other UT students during Spring Break, have tested positive for COVID-19. We sincerely wish our students, and any others who may be affected, a full and rapid recovery,” the school wrote in a statement on March 21.