Western Pennsylvania is home community to several colleges and universities, attracting students from around the state and country. During the coronavirus pandemic, many are tracking the number of positive covid-19 cases as they emerge on campus.

University of Pittsburgh

Enrollment: About 30,000 students

Number of new cases: There were 98 student cases and 12 employee cases reported since last Friday.

Isolation bed capacity: 179 beds. There are 78 students in isolation, 60 less than last week.

Total confirmed cases: 587 students and 42 faculty and staff since Aug. 1

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University of Pittsburgh – Greensburg Campus

Enrollment: About 1,500

Number of active cases: There were three student cases and two employee cases reported since last Friday.

Total confirmed cases: Nine students and four employees since Aug. 1

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Carnegie Mellon University

Enrollment: About 14,000 students

Number of new cases: There were four new student cases reported since last Friday.

Isolation bed capacity: According to a university spokesman, the exact number of beds available depends upon the timing and circumstances of the need, as many students are already in private rooms.

Total confirmed cases: There have been 110 student cases so far this semester, and 114 student cases since March (on- and off-campus).

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Chatham University

Enrollment: About 2,300

Number of new cases: There have been 10 new student cases since last Wednesday (as of Nov. 18).

Isolation bed capacity: 40 rooms. Three spaces are in use.

Total confirmed cases: Sixty-seven students and three employees since Aug. 17. Thirty are residents, and 37 are commuter students.

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Point Park University

Enrollment: About 4,100

Number of new cases: There were three new student cases and one employee case reported since last Friday.

Isolation bed capacity: 32 beds. There are four students in isolation/quarantine. All are active cases.

Total confirmed cases: 37 students and three employees since Aug. 30. Twenty-six are commuter students and 11 are residents.

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Duquesne University

Enrollment: About 9,500 students

Number of new cases: There were 24 new cases since last Friday.

Isolation bed capacity: There are 11 students in isolation on campus, 24 less than last week; and 32 students in quarantine at a hotel, 29 less than last week.

Total confirmed cases: There has been a cumulative total of 281 student cases this semester.

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Robert Morris University

Enrollment: About 5,300

Number of new cases: There were 22 new cases since last Friday.

Isolation bed capacity: 39 students are in isolation; 232 are in quarantine.

Total confirmed cases: 119 cases since Aug. 21

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Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Enrollment: About 12,000 students

Number of new cases: There were 60 new cases among students since last Friday.

Isolation bed capacity: 170 beds. There are 10 students in isolation.

Total confirmed cases: 451 students since the fall semester began. There have been 385 recoveries.

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Seton Hill University

Enrollment: About 1,700

Number of new cases: There were 16 new student cases since last Friday.

Isolation bed capacity: 21 beds

Total confirmed cases: 88 students since Aug. 17, including 32 commuters and 56 residents.

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Slippery Rock University

Enrollment: About 9,000 students

Number of new cases: There were six new student cases added since last Friday.

Isolation bed capacity: There are 39 students in isolation, 16 more than last week; and 38 in quarantine, 11 more than last week.

Total confirmed cases: 234 students since Aug. 20

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