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Centre County Adds 20 COVID-19 Cases; Pennsylvania Reports 3,010 New Positives

State College - covid-19 dashboard 9-27-21

Pennsylvania and Centre County COVID-19 dashboard for Sept. 27, 2021. Image via Pennsylvania Department of Health.

Geoff Rushton

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Centre County reported 20 new COVID-19 cases on Monday to bring its total to 19,189. Among total cases 17,386 are confirmed and 1,803 are probable.

Pennsylvania added 3,010 positives to increase the statewide total to 1,415,049.

The county also had 55 new negative test results for a total of 79,129. Statewide there were 8,934 negatives to bring the total to 5,424,046.

Deaths

DOH reported no new deaths attributed to the virus among Centre County residents, keeping the total at 235.

With 10 new COVID-19 deaths statewide, Pennsylvania’s total is 29,151.

Hospitalizations

According to Mount Nittany Medical Center’s COVID-19 dashboard, which is updated on weekdays, the hospital has 35 COVID-19 inpatients, three more than DOH reported on Sunday. Five are in intensive care and five are on ventilators. The inpatients range in age from 19 to 89. Seven are fully vaccinated and 28 are not vaccinated.

Statewide, Pennsylvania has 2,713 COVID-19 inpatients, an increase of 22 since Sunday, with 648 in intensive care [-12] and 341 on ventilators [-10]. Hospitalizations are at their highest level since April 22.

An estimated 90% 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.

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 afternoon.

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, 82,930 people in Centre County are fully vaccinated [+34 since Sunday] and 6,315 are partially covered [-4]. Booster doses have been administered to 1,429 county residents [+56].

According to the Centers for Disease Control, 61.7% of the county’s entire population and 68.7% of adult residents have received at least one dose. Among the total county population, 53.2% are fully vaccinated.

Statewide, 68.5% of adults are fully vaccinated and Pennsylvania is fifth in the nation for total doses administered, according the CDC.

Vaccination appointments for ages 12 and older are available through Centre Volunteers in MedicineMount Nittany Health and through other pharmacies and providers listed at vaccines.gov.

Centre County’s cases by zip code:

*Note: Changes are in brackets. Specific 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): 6,110 confirmed [+4], 486 probable [+2]

16823 (Bellefonte and Pleasant Gap): 3,094 confirmed [+6], 311 probable

16803 (State College): 1,666 confirmed [+1], 236 probable [+1]

16802 (University Park): 1,535 confirmed [+1], 67 probable

16866 (Philipsburg): 1,042 confirmed, 149 probable [+1]

16870 (Port Matilda): 596 confirmed, 90 probable

16841 (Howard): 528 confirmed, 67 probable

16828 (Centre Hall): 385 confirmed [+2], 40 probable

16875 (Spring Mills): 369 confirmed, 46 probable

16827 (Boalsburg): 365 confirmed, 49 probable

16845 (Karthaus): 309 confirmed, 15 probable

16844 (Julian): 264 confirmed, 34 probable [+1]

16853 (Milesburg): 152 confirmed, 12 probable

16877 (Warrior’s Mark): 147 confirmed, 21 probable

16874 (Snow Shoe): 129 confirmed, 21 probable

16826 (Blanchard): 114 confirmed, 12 probable

16865 (Pennsylvania Furnace): 104 confirmed [+1], 9 probable

16854 (Millheim): 98 confirmed, 8 probable

16820 (Aaronsburg): 93 confirmed, 20 probable

16872 (Rebersburg): 84 confirmed, 9 probable

16829 (Clarence): 83 confirmed, 20 probable

16851 (Lemont): 69 confirmed, 15 probable

16859 (Moshannon): 52 confirmed, 1-4 probable

16832 (Coburn): 44 confirmed, 5 probable

16677 (Sandy Ridge): 39 confirmed, 1-4 probable

16868 (Pine Grove Mills): 34 confirmed, 5 probable

16856 (Mingoville): 31 confirmed, 8 probable

16835 (Fleming): 28 confirmed, 7 probable

16852 (Madisonburg): 26 confirmed, 5 probable

16882 (Woodward): 16 confirmed, 1-4 confirmed

16863 (Orviston): 13 confirmed

16804 (State College): 12 confirmed

Cases among Centre County’s bordering counties

Blair: 15,308 [+36]

Clearfield: 10,037 [+26]

Union: 6,778 [+18]

Mifflin: 6,259 [+35]

Huntingdon: 6,098 [+52]

Clinton: 4,289 [+7]