Centre County recorded 24 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday while Pennsylvania had its largest statewide single-day increase since Feb. 26
The new cases bring the county’s total to 35,245 (31,286 confirmed and 3,959 probable), according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Centre County’s seven-day moving average for new cases is 17.1, up from 8.7 a week ago and its highest average since March 6.
Pennsylvania registered more than 1,000 new cases for the fourth time in six days. The 1,272 new infections bring the statewide total to 2,791,018.
The commonwealth’s seven-day average is 917, up from 661 a week ago and the highest since March 10.
Hospitalizations
Mount Nittany Medical Center has three COVID-19 inpatients, unchanged from Monday, with none in intensive care or on ventilators, according to the hospital’s COVID inpatient dashboard.
Statewide, Pennsylvania hospitals saw their largest increase in COVID inpatients since January, though ICU and ventilator patients declined. According to the DOH hospital preparedness dashboard, 432 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized across the commonwealth, 21 more than on Monday, with 59 in intensive care [-2] and 38 on ventilators [-8].
Deaths
DOH reported no new deaths attributed to the virus, keeping the total at 348.
With 17 new COVID-19 deaths identified by the Pennsylvania death registry, the statewide total is now 44,442.
Community level
Centre County remains at the “low” community level for COVID-19 for the fifth consecutive week, according to the Centers for Disease Control’s latest update on Thursday.
Introduced on Feb. 25, community levels measure not only new cases, but also new hospitalizations and local hospital capacity to determine mitigation guidelines. At the low level, there is no recommendation for indoor masking.
Statewide, 64 of 67 counties are at the low level, with Bradford, Sullivan and Susquehanna at the medium level. At the medium level, the CDC recommends masks indoors in public for those at risk of severe illness. At the high level, universal indoor public masking is recommended.
Prison cases
Centre County’s two state prisons — Benner and Rockview — have no COVID-19 cases among inmates, and one each among staff, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.
At Benner, 1,393 inmates are fully vaccinated, 20 are partially vaccinated and 194 are not vaccinated. Among staff, 310 are fully vaccinated and 319 are not vaccinated.
At Rockview, 1,712 inmates are fully vaccinated, three are partially vaccinated and 83 are not vaccinated. Among staff, 352 are fully vaccinated [+1] and 366 are not vaccinated [-1].
Vaccinations
As of Tuesday morning, 95,042 people in Centre County are fully vaccinated, an increase of 34 since Monday, and 14,223 are partially covered [-10]. Booster doses have been administered to 50,156 county residents [+32].
Among the county’s entire population, 70% have received at least one dose, 59.6% are fully vaccinated and 51.5% are fully vaccinated with a booster, according to the CDC. Among adult residents, 75.4% have received at least one dose, 63.7% are fully vaccinated and 54.1% have received a booster.
Statewide, 77.4% of adults and 67.9% of the total population are fully vaccinated.
Vaccination appointments are available through Centre Volunteers in Medicine, Mount Nittany Health and through other pharmacies and providers listed at vaccines.gov.
All individuals age 12 and older are eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot. All individuals 50 and older and certain immunocompromised individuals are now eligible for a second 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): 8,635 confirmed [+10], 1,206 probable [+3]
16823 (Bellefonte and Pleasant Gap): 6,226 confirmed [+3], 574 probable [+1]
16803 (State College): 3,260 confirmed, 672 probable [+2]
16866 (Philipsburg): 2,086 confirmed [+1], 297 probable
16802 (University Park): 1,852 confirmed, 283 probable [+2]
16870 (Port Matilda): 1,295 confirmed, 170 probable
16841 (Howard): 1,088 confirmed [+1], 100 probable
16828 (Centre Hall): 789 confirmed [+2], 81 probable
16827 (Boalsburg): 743 confirmed, 101 probable
16875 (Spring Mills): 650 confirmed, 73 probable
16844 (Julian): 541 confirmed, 52 probable
16845 (Karthaus): 520 confirmed, 35 probable
16877 (Warrior’s Mark): 299 confirmed, 29 probable
16853 (Milesburg): 286 confirmed, 20 probable
16874 (Snow Shoe): 279 confirmed, 38 probable
16826 (Blanchard): 245 confirmed, 16 probable
16865 (Pennsylvania Furnace): 223 confirmed, 22 probable
16820 (Aaronsburg): 193 confirmed, 25 probable
16829 (Clarence): 181 confirmed, 25 probable
16854 (Millheim): 181 confirmed, 15 probable
16872 (Rebersburg): 167 confirmed, 16 probable
16851 (Lemont): 159 confirmed, 27 probable
16868 (Pine Grove Mills): 100 confirmed, 11 probable
16859 (Moshannon): 98 confirmed, 6 probable
16832 (Coburn): 90 confirmed, 9 probable
16677 (Sandy Ridge): 81 confirmed, 5 probable
16835 (Fleming): 59 confirmed, 8 probable
16856 (Mingoville): 51 confirmed, 10 probable
16852 (Madisonburg): 49 confirmed, 5 probable
16882 (Woodward): 40 confirmed, 5 confirmed
16804 (State College): 20 confirmed, 1-4 confirmed
16863 (Orviston): 20 confirmed
16805 (State College): 1-4 confirmed
Cases among Centre County’s bordering counties
Blair: 29,665 [+2]
Clearfield: 19,287 [+6]
Mifflin: 12,279 [+1]
Union: 11,691 [+4]
Huntingdon: 11,507 [+3]
Clinton: 9,036 [+2]
