Penn State’s added positives brought its all-time student case count to 5,005.
Now that instruction is fully remote for the remainder of the semester, administered tests have fallen sharply. All university-wide random surveillance testing is suspended until January, but on-demand testing
remains available for those who need it.
Still, some testing continued. Penn State completed 405 on-demand tests and two random tests for students between December 11 and 13, resulting in 12 total positives. Five tests remain pending.
A large chunk of Tuesday’s reported positives came from tests that were previously awaiting results. About 200 tests were pending last Friday.
The university administered 71 on-demand tests and one random test for employees during that span, resulting in one total positive.
Seven employees also tested positive, according to the update.
Now that instruction is fully remote for the remainder of the semester, administered tests have fallen sharply. All university-wide random surveillance testing is suspended until January, but on-demand testing
remains available for those who need it.
Still, some testing continued. Penn State completed 879 on-demand tests and 193 random tests for students between December 4 and December 10, resulting in 44 total positives. Nearly 200 tests remain pending.
The university administered 214 on-demand tests and 50 random tests for employees during that span, resulting in nine total positives.
As you’d expect, Penn State’s Eastview Terrace quarantine and isolation spaces have freed up significantly. Currently, no students are in quarantine, while four are in isolation.