Dashboard Terms
Students: Refers to all students, regardless if they are on campus or studying remotely.
Confirmed Cases: Cases reported on this dashboard reflect only confirmed test results from the Pennsylvania Department of Health and testing done at IUP.
This does not include: Students who may be showing symptoms and are waiting for test results or self-reported positive test results that have not been confirmed by Pennsylvania Department of Health or IUP health officials.
New Confirmed Cases: The number of new confirmed COVID-19 positive cases reported to IUP by the Pennsylvania Department of Health and through IUP testing during this reporting period. Depending on when an individual sought treatment,
a report of a new confirmed case can come from the Pennsylvania Department of Health to IUP at any time during an individual’s recovery period. This means that a COVID-19 positive IUP student may have completed part, or all, of the Centers for
Disease Control (CDC) recommended recovery self-isolation period. In that circumstance, a COVID-19 positive IUP student may be counted on the dashboard as both a “new case” and a “recovered case.”
New Student Cases, by Location: When a student is tested at IUP, they are considered within Indiana County. Tests reported to IUP by the Pennsylvania Department of Health use the address provided by the student at the time of testing
to determine if they are within Indiana County or not. That address is self-reported and may be their local, on-campus, or home address, depending on what individuals choose to provide.
Isolation on Campus: In spring 2021, students were housed in Delaney Hall for self-isolation if they had a confirmed positive test for COVID-19 or were presumed positive and waiting for testing results. Following CDC guidelines, it
is recommended that students who test positive for COVID-19 should self-isolate for 10 days plus one day without a fever (without the use of fever-reducing medications) and improvement of symptoms from the day they developed symptoms. Students
were also housed in Delaney Hall if they were presumed positive while waiting for test results and/or monitoring for symptoms. According to the CDC, anyone who has had close contact with someone with a positive COVID-19 diagnosis should be in
self-quarantine for 14 days after their last exposure to the COVID-19 positive individual and monitor themselves for symptoms.
Isolation Beds Available on Campus: In spring 2021, IUP made 170 beds available to be used when students needed to self-isolate after a positive diagnosis or for students who were presumed positive and awaiting test results.
Recovered Cases on Campus: The CDC defines recovered cases as:
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10 days since onset of symptoms plus 24 hours with no fever without the use of fever-reducing medications.
- Other symptoms of COVID-19 are improving.
Students meeting these criteria no longer need to self-isolate, and count as recovered on this dashboard. According to the CDC, loss of taste and smell may persist for weeks or months after recovery and need not delay the end of isolation.