Centre County Adds 28 COVID-19 Cases; Pennsylvania Reports 3,333 New Positives

Centre County reported 28 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday to increase its total to 17,516, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

Pennsylvania added 3,333 new positives, bringing the statewide total to 1,284,532.

The county also reported 71 negative test results for a total of 74,957. Statewide, there were 10,868 new negatives for a total of 5,101,147.

According to the DOH hospital preparedness dashboard, 22 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in Centre County, one more than on Wednesday. Two are in intensive care [+1] and two are on ventilators [+2].

Statewide, Pennsylvania has 1,645 COVID-19 inpatients, an increase of 28 since Wednesday, with 474 in intensive care [+12] and 196 on ventilators [-11]. Hospitalizations are at their highest level since mid-May.

DOH reported no new deaths attributed to the virus among Centre County residents, keeping its total at 230 for the eighth consecutive day.

With 27 new deaths statewide, Pennsylvania’s total is now 28,158.

An estimated 94% of COVID-19 patients in the state have recovered, according to a DOH calculation.

Centre County remains at the substantial level for community transmission of COVID-19 — the second highest on the Centers for Disease Control scale — as of the CDC’s latest county-level data update on Wednesday afternoon. Neighboring Blair, Clearfield and Huntingdon counties are at the highest level, while Clinton, Mifflin and Union are also at substantial.

As of Thursday morning, 78,995 people in Centre County are fully vaccinated and 6,436 are partially covered. According to the CDC, about 59% of the county’s entire population has received at least one dose.

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

Among Centre County’s cases, 15,917 are confirmed and 1,599 are probable.

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): 5,763 confirmed [+6], 423 probable [+3]

16823 (Bellefonte and Pleasant Gap): 2,879 confirmed [+5], 285 probable [-1]

16803 (State College): 1,540 confirmed [+1], 203 probable

16802 (University Park): 1,413 confirmed, 58 probable

16866 (Philipsburg): 984 confirmed [+2], 134 probable

16870 (Port Matilda): 538 confirmed, 82 probable [+2]

16841 (Howard): 461 confirmed, 56 probable [+1]

16828 (Centre Hall): 325 confirmed [+1], 36 probable

16827 (Boalsburg): 317 confirmed, 47 probable

16875 (Spring Mills): 314 confirmed [+2], 48 probable

16845 (Karthaus): 296 confirmed [+1], 12 probable

16844 (Julian): 234 confirmed [+1], 25 probable

16853 (Milesburg): 139 confirmed, 8 probable

16877 (Warrior’s Mark): 134 confirmed, 21 probable

16874 (Snow Shoe): 112 confirmed, 18 probable

16865 (Pennsylvania Furnace): 96 confirmed [+1], 8 probable

16826 (Blanchard): 92 confirmed, 12 probable

16854 (Millheim): 90 confirmed, 8 probable

16820 (Aaronsburg): 82 confirmed, 20 probable

16872 (Rebersburg): 78 confirmed, 9 probable

16829 (Clarence): 77 confirmed, 20 probable

16851 (Lemont): 65 confirmed, 7 probable

16859 (Moshannon): 49 confirmed, 1-4 probable

16832 (Coburn): 36 confirmed, 5 probable [+at least 1]

16868 (Pine Grove Mills): 33 confirmed, 1-4 probable

16677 (Sandy Ridge): 33 confirmed, 1-4 probable

16856 (Mingoville): 31 confirmed, 8 probable

16852 (Madisonburg): 21 confirmed, 5 probable

16835 (Fleming): 17 confirmed, 7 probable

16882 (Woodward): 15 confirmed, 1-4 confirmed

16863 (Orviston): 13 confirmed

16804 (State College): 12 confirmed

Cases among Centre County’s bordering counties

Blair: 13,937 [+24]

Clearfield: 9,139 [+16]

Union: 6,307 [+7]

Mifflin: 5,595 [+19]

Huntingdon: 5,368 [+16]

Clinton: 3,874 [+6]