Centre County recorded 36 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday to bring its total to 34,611, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Among total cases, 30,755 are confirmed and 3,856 are probable.
Centre County’s seven-day moving average for new cases is 39, down from 48 a week ago and 69 two weeks ago.
Pennsylvania reported 2,791 new positives to increase the statewide total to 2,749,536.
The commonwealth’s seven-day average is 2,525, down from 3,289 a week ago and 4,908 two weeks ago.
Hospitalizations
Local COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to be at their lowest level since early September. Mount Nittany Medical Center had 16 COVID-19 patients on Wednesday, three fewer than on Tuesday, with none in intensive care or on ventilators for the 10th consecutive day.
The patients range in age from 48 to 100, according to Mount Nittany’s COVID-19 inpatient dashboard. Ten are fully vaccinated and six are not vaccinated.
Statewide, COVID-19 hospitalizations have fallen nearly 30% in the least week and are at their lowest level since Aug. 26. According to the DOH hospital preparedness dashboard, 1,705 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in Pennsylvania, 109 fewer than on Tuesday, with 296 patients in intensive care [-22] and 195 on ventilators [+4].
Deaths
DOH reported no new deaths attributed to the virus among Centre County residents, keeping the total at 335.
With 213 COVID-19 deaths identified by the Pennsylvania death registry in the first update since Friday, the statewide total is now 43,002.
Nursing and personal care home cases
Long-term care facilities in Centre County reported no new COVID-19 cases among residents or employees. A total of 20 nursing and personal care homes in the county have had a combined 776 resident cases, 748 employee cases and 182 resident deaths.
Prison cases
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, Benner state prison has seven active COVID-19 cases among inmates and six among staff.
Rockview state prison has no active inmate cases and three among staff.
Both facilities are in Benner Township.
At Benner, 1,462 inmates are fully vaccinated, 18 are partially vaccinated and 188 are not vaccinated. Among staff, 314 are fully vaccinated and 314 are not vaccinated.
Rockview has 1,696 inmates who are fully vaccinated and 63 who are not vaccinated. Among staff, 350 are fully vaccinated and 367 are not vaccinated.
Transmission level
Centre County remains 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.
Statewide, 63 of 67 counties are at the high level, with Delaware, Lehigh, Philadelphia and Sullivan counties listed as substantial, the second highest level on the CDC scale.
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 Wednesday morning, 94,001 people in Centre County are fully vaccinated, an increase of 138 since Tuesday, and 14,071 are partially covered [-5]. Booster doses have been administered to 48,516 county residents [+168].
Among the county’s entire population, 69.2% have received at least one dose, 58.9% are fully vaccinated and 50.4% are fully vaccinated with a booster, according to the CDC. Among adult residents, 74.5% have received at least one dose, 63.1% are fully vaccinated and 53% have received a booster.
Statewide, 76.3% of adults and 66.8% 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 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): 8,498 confirmed [+5], 1,160 probable [-1]
16823 (Bellefonte and Pleasant Gap): 6,127 confirmed [+5], 568 probable [+3]
16803 (State College): 3,190 confirmed [+2], 641 probable
16866 (Philipsburg): 2,033 confirmed [+5], 296 probable
16802 (University Park): 1,831 confirmed [+1], 269 probable
16870 (Port Matilda): 1,256 confirmed [+5], 169 probable
16841 (Howard): 1,063 confirmed [+2], 98 probable [+1]
16828 (Centre Hall): 777 confirmed, 81 probable [+1]
16827 (Boalsburg): 722 confirmed, 100 probable
16875 (Spring Mills): 645 confirmed [+3], 73 probable
16844 (Julian): 537 confirmed, 52 probable
16845 (Karthaus): 514 confirmed, 35 probable
16877 (Warrior’s Mark): 291 confirmed, 29 probable
16853 (Milesburg): 282 confirmed [+1], 20 probable
16874 (Snow Shoe): 272 confirmed, 36 probable
16826 (Blanchard): 242 confirmed, 16 probable
16865 (Pennsylvania Furnace): 220 confirmed [+1], 21 probable
16820 (Aaronsburg): 185 confirmed, 26 probable
16829 (Clarence): 178 confirmed [+1], 24 probable
16854 (Millheim): 176 confirmed [+1], 16 probable
16872 (Rebersburg): 163 confirmed, 16 probable
16851 (Lemont): 157 confirmed, 25 probable
16859 (Moshannon): 97 confirmed, 6 probable
16868 (Pine Grove Mills): 94 confirmed [+1], 11 probable
16832 (Coburn): 88 confirmed, 8 probable
16677 (Sandy Ridge): 80 confirmed, 6 probable
16835 (Fleming): 59 confirmed, 8 probable
16856 (Mingoville): 51 confirmed, 10 probable
16852 (Madisonburg): 43 confirmed, 5 probable
16882 (Woodward): 39 confirmed, 5 confirmed
16804 (State College): 20 confirmed, 1-4 confirmed
16863 (Orviston): 19 confirmed
16805 (State College): 1-4 confirmed
Cases among Centre County’s bordering counties
Blair: 29,261 [+27]
Clearfield: 18,951 [+25]
Mifflin: 12,146 [+13]
Union: 11,498 [+14]
Huntingdon: 11,362 [+25]
Clinton: 8,943 [+12]
