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Centre County Adds 1 COVID-19 Death, 47 Cases

State College - covid-19 dashboard 11-22-21

Pennsylvania and Centre County COVID-19 dashboard for Nov. 22, 2021. Image via Pennsylvania Department of Health.

Geoff Rushton

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Centre County registered one new COVID-19 death and 47 more cases of the virus on Monday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

The death is the county’s 255th attributed to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic and 11th reported this month.

The new cases bring the county’s total to 22,235 (20,027 confirmed and 2,208 probable). Centre County also had 63 new negative test results, bringing its total of 84,217.

Pennsylvania added 5,604 positives to bring the statewide total to 1,691,773. Statewide, there were 6,343 negatives for a total of 5,863,946.

With seven new COVID-19 deaths identified by the Pennsylvania death registry, the statewide total is now 32,931.

Hospitalizations

Mount Nittany Medical Center is treating 34 COVID-19 patients, one more than on Sunday, with four in intensive care [+1] and four on ventilators [+1].

The patients range in age from 47 to 86, according to Mount Nittany’s COVID-19 inpatient dashboard. Twelve are fully vaccinated and 24 are not vaccinated.

Pennsylvania has 3,174 COVID-19 inpatients, 77 more than on Sunday, with 751 in intensive care [+17] and 403 on ventilators [+8], according to the DOH hospital preparedness dashboard. The statewide COVID-19 hospitalizations are the most since Feb. 3.

An estimated 92% of COVID-19 patients in the state have recovered, according to a DOH calculation that considers a case as recovered if it has not been reported as a death and it is more than 30 days past the date of the first positive test or onset of symptoms.

Prison cases

According to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, Benner state prison has 75 active COVID-19 cases among inmates — three times more than the second highest state correctional facility — and 16 among staff. Rockview state prison has three active inmate cases and four among staff. Both facilities are in Benner Township.

At Benner, 1,574 inmates are fully vaccinated, 14 are partially vaccinated and 198 are not vaccinated. Among staff, 277 are fully vaccinated and 351 are not vaccinated.

Rockview has 1,660 inmates who are fully vaccinated and 61 who are not vaccinated. Among staff, 325 are fully vaccinated and 392 are not vaccinated.

Transmission level

All 67 counties in Pennsylvania are at the highest level for community transmission of COVID-19 on the Centers for Disease Control scale, according to the latest county-level data update on Sunday.

Transmission levels are based on positivity rate and cases per 100,000 people for the previous seven days. At the substantial and high levels, CDC guidance recommends all people, regardless of vaccination status, wear masks in public indoor settings.

Vaccinations

As of Monday morning morning, 86,187 people in Centre County are fully vaccinated [+22 since Sunday] and 10,908 are partially covered [+187]. Third doses have been administered to 20,282 county residents [+200].

Among the county’s entire population, 71.1% have received at least one dose and 55.9% are fully vaccinated, according to the CDC. Among adult residents, 77.8% have received at least one dose and 62.2% are fully vaccinated.

Statewide, 73.6% of adults and 62% of the total population are fully vaccinated. Pennsylvania is fifth in the nation for total doses administered, according the CDC.

Vaccination appointments through Centre Volunteers in MedicineMount Nittany Health and through other pharmacies and providers listed at vaccines.gov.

All adults are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot.

Centre County’s cases by zip code:

*Note: Changes are in bracketsSpecific numbers for zip codes with 1-4 cases are redacted by the health department. Cases are not always immediately assigned zip codes.

16801 (State College): 6,531 confirmed [+3], 589 probable

16823 (Bellefonte and Pleasant Gap): 3,762 confirmed [+10], 369 probable [+1]

16803 (State College): 1,847 confirmed, 283 probable

16802 (University Park): 1,601 confirmed, 94 probable

16866 (Philipsburg): 1,225 confirmed [+1], 209 probable

16870 (Port Matilda): 728 confirmed [+1], 108 probable

16841 (Howard): 656 confirmed [+1], 78 probable [+1]

16828 (Centre Hall): 473 confirmed [+1], 51 probable

16875 (Spring Mills): 468 confirmed [+2], 57 probable

16827 (Boalsburg): 427 confirmed [+1], 61 probable [+1]

16844 (Julian): 336 confirmed, 41 probable [+1]

16845 (Karthaus): 335 confirmed, 22 probable

16853 (Milesburg): 189 confirmed [+1], 12 probable

16877 (Warrior’s Mark): 187 confirmed [+4], 22 probable

16874 (Snow Shoe): 160 confirmed [+1], 27 probable

16826 (Blanchard): 147 confirmed [+3], 13 probable

16865 (Pennsylvania Furnace): 119 confirmed, 12 probable

16829 (Clarence): 115 confirmed, 23 probable

16854 (Millheim): 115 confirmed [+2], 11 probable

16820 (Aaronsburg): 110 confirmed, 24 probable

16872 (Rebersburg): 100 confirmed [+2], 11 probable

16851 (Lemont): 84 confirmed, 16 probable

16859 (Moshannon): 61 confirmed, 5 probable

16832 (Coburn): 60 confirmed, 5 probable

16677 (Sandy Ridge): 49 confirmed, 1-4 probable

16868 (Pine Grove Mills): 43 confirmed, 6 probable

16856 (Mingoville): 33 confirmed, 8 probable

16835 (Fleming): 33 confirmed, 7 probable

16852 (Madisonburg): 33 confirmed, 5 probable

16882 (Woodward): 20 confirmed, 1-4 confirmed

16863 (Orviston): 14 confirmed

16804 (State College): 13 confirmed

Cases among Centre County’s bordering counties

Blair: 20,045 [+127]

Clearfield: 12,380 [+31]

Union: 7,969 [+20]

Mifflin: 7,935 [+35]

Huntingdon: 7,410 [+19]

Clinton: 5,824 [+13]

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