FARMVILLE, Va. (AP) — Longwood University has joined the growing list of Virginia colleges moving to at least temporarily suspend on-campus instruction after a student there tested positive for the new coronavirus.

The university announced the diagnosis in a statement ate Wednesday night. On Thursday, top state health officials told lawmakers the total number of positive cases in Virginia was up to 15, an increase from the nine reported the previous day.

Details on the new cases were not immediately available.

Longwood, which has canceled in-person classes through at least March 18, said that the student had briefly been on campus after the school’s spring break last week.

Even so, the health department believes there is “a low generalized risk to our community,” the statement said.

The health department has begun reaching out to those who may have been in close contact with the student to evaluate whether they need assessment, self-quarantine or testing, Longwood said.

Longwood’s statement said the student had been tested by the state health department. That positive result will be sent to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for confirmation