Centre County recorded a single-digit COVID-19 case increase for the sixth time in eight days and Pennsylvania again saw its smallest daily total for new positives in nearly eight months on Monday.
The county had three new cases to bring its total to 34,908 (31,015 confirmed and 3,893 probable), according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
Centre County’s seven-day moving average for new cases is eight, down from 19 a week ago and 38 a month ago. The average is the county’s lowest since July 27.
For the second consecutive day, Pennsylvania registered its fewest new COVID-19 cases since July 19. The 247 new positives on Monday bring the statewide total to 2,769,835.
The commonwealth’s seven-day average is 821, down from 1,007 a week ago and 2,701 a month ago. The statewide average is at its lowest since July 28.
Hospitalizations
Mount Nittany Medical Center has four COVID-19 inpatients, one more than on Sunday, with one in intensive care and none on ventilators.
The patients range in age from 58 to 89, according to Mount Nittany’s COVID-19 inpatient dashboard. Two are fully vaccinated and two are not vaccinated.
Statewide, COVID-19 hospitalizations are at their lowest since Aug. 9. According to the DOH hospital preparedness dashboard, 777 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in Pennsylvania, 18 fewer than on Sunday, with 109 in intensive care [-3] and 77 on ventilators [-1].
Deaths
DOH reported no new deaths attributed to the virus among Centre County residents, keeping the total at 345 for the sixth consecutive day.
With six new COVID-19 deaths identified by the Pennsylvania death registry, the statewide total is now 43,845.
Prison cases
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, Benner state prison has one active COVID-19 case among inmates and one among staff .
Rockview state prison has no active inmate cases and two among staff.
Both facilities are in Benner Township.
At Benner, 1,432 inmates are fully vaccinated, 13 are partially vaccinated and 196 are not vaccinated. Among staff, 314 are fully vaccinated and 314 are not vaccinated.
Rockview has 1,713 inmates who are fully vaccinated and 66 who are not vaccinated. Among staff, 351 are fully vaccinated and 366 are not vaccinated.
Community level
Centre County is at the “low” community level for COVID-19, 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.
All 67 counties in Pennsylvania are at the low or medium level this week. 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.
Vaccinations
As of Monday morning, 94,460 people in Centre County are fully vaccinated, an increase of five since Sunday, and 14,139 are partially covered [+5]. Booster doses have been administered to 49,245 county residents [+2].
Among the county’s entire population, 69.5% have received at least one dose, 59.2% are fully vaccinated and 50.9% are fully vaccinated with a booster, according to the CDC. Among adult residents, 74.9% have received at least one dose, 63.3% are fully vaccinated and 53.5% have received a booster.
Statewide, 76.8% of adults and 67.3% 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.
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): 8,552 confirmed [+1], 1,179 probable
16823 (Bellefonte and Pleasant Gap): 6,187 confirmed [+1], 571 probable
16803 (State College): 3,216 confirmed, 648 probable
16866 (Philipsburg): 2,065 confirmed, 297 probable
16802 (University Park): 1,840 confirmed, 276 probable [+1]
16870 (Port Matilda): 1,273 confirmed, 169 probable
16841 (Howard): 1,077 confirmed, 99 probable
16828 (Centre Hall): 779 confirmed, 81 probable
16827 (Boalsburg): 737 confirmed, 101 probable
16875 (Spring Mills): 647 confirmed, 74 probable
16844 (Julian): 541 confirmed, 52 probable
16845 (Karthaus): 518 confirmed, 35 probable
16877 (Warrior’s Mark): 295 confirmed, 29 probable
16853 (Milesburg): 285 confirmed, 20 probable
16874 (Snow Shoe): 273 confirmed, 38 probable
16826 (Blanchard): 245 confirmed, 16 probable
16865 (Pennsylvania Furnace): 222 confirmed, 21 probable
16820 (Aaronsburg): 191 confirmed, 25 probable
16854 (Millheim): 180 confirmed, 15 probable
16829 (Clarence): 179 confirmed, 24 probable
16872 (Rebersburg): 165 confirmed, 16 probable
16851 (Lemont): 158 confirmed, 25 probable
16859 (Moshannon): 98 confirmed, 6 probable
16868 (Pine Grove Mills): 97 confirmed, 11 probable
16832 (Coburn): 90 confirmed, 8 probable
16677 (Sandy Ridge): 81 confirmed, 5 probable
16835 (Fleming): 59 confirmed, 8 probable
16856 (Mingoville): 51 confirmed, 10 probable
16852 (Madisonburg): 46 confirmed, 5 probable
16882 (Woodward): 39 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: 29,531 [+3]
Clearfield: 19,173 [+5]
Mifflin: 12,235
Union: 11,650
Huntingdon: 11,455
Clinton: 9,002 [+1]
