Centre County reported 21 new COVID-19 cases on Monday to increase its total to 25,384, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Among total cases 22,910 are confirmed and 2,474 are probable.
It was the county’s smallest single-day increase since Oct. 25, though testing in the county typically has been lower during holidays and weekends. In the last seven days, Centre County averaged 132 new positives a day.
The county had no additional negative test results reported on Monday to keep the total at 86,548.
Pennsylvania added 10,506 COVID-19 positives to bring the commonwealth’s total to 1,964,994. There were 2,338 new negatives statewide for a total of 6,061,861.
Deaths
DOH reported no new deaths attributed to the virus among Centre County residents, keeping the total at 283.
With 19 new COVID-19 deaths identified by the Pennsylvania death registry, the statewide total is now 36,069.
Hospitalizations
According to the DOH hospital preparedness dashboard, 46 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in Centre County, a decrease of six since Sunday. Five are in intensive care [+1] and five are on ventilators [+1]
Pennsylvania has 4,509 COVID-19 inpatients, 150 more than on Sunday, with 912 in intensive care [+10] and 569 on ventilators [+18]. It marked the first increase in statewide COVID-19 hospitalizations in six days.
An estimated 89% 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 six active COVID-19 cases among inmates and 20 among staff.
Rockview state prison has 27 active inmate cases and seven among staff.
Both facilities are in Benner Township.
At Benner, 1,531 inmates are fully vaccinated, eight are partially vaccinated and 191 are not vaccinated. Among staff, 295 are fully vaccinated and 333 are not vaccinated.
Rockview has 1,684 inmates who are fully vaccinated and 64 who are not vaccinated. Among staff, 341 are fully vaccinated and 376 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.
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, 90,836 people in Centre County are fully vaccinated, an increase of 13 since Sunday, and 12,270 are partially covered [+10]. Booster doses have been administered to 35,119 county residents [+34].
Among the county’s entire population, 65.2% have received at least one dose and 56.7% are fully vaccinated, according to the CDC. Among adult residents, 70.5% have received at least one dose and 61.3% are fully vaccinated.
Statewide, 73.8% of adults and 63.5% of the total population are fully vaccinated.
Vaccination appointments through Centre Volunteers in Medicine, Mount Nittany Health and through other pharmacies and providers listed at vaccines.gov.
All individuals age 16 and older are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot.
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): 7,053 confirmed [+3], 653 probable [-1]
16823 (Bellefonte and Pleasant Gap): 4,441 confirmed [+2], 407 probable
16803 (State College): 2,156 confirmed [+6], 338 probable
16802 (University Park): 1,671 confirmed, 104 probable
16866 (Philipsburg): 1,455 confirmed [+1], 237 probable
16870 (Port Matilda): 852 confirmed [+3], 118 probable [+1]
16841 (Howard): 769 confirmed, 86 probable
16828 (Centre Hall): 547 confirmed [+2], 57 probable
16875 (Spring Mills): 516 confirmed, 61 probable
16827 (Boalsburg): 494 confirmed [+2], 70 probable
16844 (Julian): 406 confirmed [+2], 48 probable
16845 (Karthaus): 396 confirmed, 30 probable
16853 (Milesburg): 215 confirmed, 12 probable
16877 (Warrior’s Mark): 208 confirmed, 24 probable
16874 (Snow Shoe): 210 confirmed, 31 probable
16826 (Blanchard): 176 confirmed, 14 probable
16865 (Pennsylvania Furnace): 143 confirmed, 13 probable
16854 (Millheim): 134 confirmed, 13 probable
16820 (Aaronsburg): 132 confirmed, 25 probable
16829 (Clarence): 127 confirmed, 26 probable
16872 (Rebersburg): 111 confirmed, 13 probable
16851 (Lemont): 100 confirmed, 21 probable
16859 (Moshannon): 72 confirmed, 5 probable
16832 (Coburn): 65 confirmed , 5 probable
16677 (Sandy Ridge): 55 confirmed, 1-4 probable
16868 (Pine Grove Mills): 46 confirmed, 7 probable
16856 (Mingoville): 37 confirmed, 9 probable
16835 (Fleming): 38 confirmed, 8 probable
16852 (Madisonburg): 36 confirmed, 5 probable
16882 (Woodward): 28 confirmed, 1-4 confirmed
16863 (Orviston): 15 confirmed
16804 (State College): 14 confirmed
16805 (State College): 1-4 confirmed
Cases among Centre County’s bordering counties
Blair: 22,754 [+15]
Clearfield: 14,252 [+19]
Mifflin: 9,095 [+21]
Union: 8,855 [+4]
Huntingdon: 8,371 [+9]
Clinton: 6,650 [+14]
