Twenty-nine more University Park students have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the latest update to Penn State’s COVID-19 Dashboard Friday.

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.

Penn State will continue offering Eastview Terrace spaces for affected individuals during its remote period.

Since testing began on August 7, Penn State has found 4,981 student coronavirus cases at University Park out of 84,989 administered tests. Additionally, 53 employees have tested positive so far.

According to the dashboard, 76 student cases remain active at University Park, while 4,905 are inactive. Fourteen employee cases are active, while 46 are not.

Penn State defines “inactive” as any case that’s more than 10 days old.

Currently, Mount Nittany Medical Center is treating 47 coronavirus-positive patients aged between 35 and 91 years old. Centre County, meanwhile, reported a record-high 302 new virus cases Friday, but the increase is partially attributed to corrected residencies for some recent test results.

Penn State updates its dashboard with new testing statistics twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays. The tool incorporates data random surveillance testing, symptomatic testing, and self-reported testing through University Health Services or Occupational Medicine.

Penn State’s data and Pennsylvania’s Department of Health data may vary due to lag between test collection and test results from various labs.

During Penn State’s remote period, Penn State will continue offering walk-up testing, although it’s moving to Hintz Family Alumni Center. The site will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays through January 18

Students remaining in the dorms are required to get tested weekly until the spring semester begins.