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Centre County Adds 46 COVID-19 Cases; Pennsylvania Reports 4,312 New Positives

State College - covid-19 dashboard 10-28-21

Pennsylvania and Centre County COVID-19 dashboard for Oct. 28, 2021. Image via Pennsylvania Department of Health.

Geoff Rushton

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Centre County reported 46 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday to bring its total to 20,567, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Among total cases 18,609 are confirmed and 1,958 are probable.

Pennsylvania added 4,312 positives to increase the statewide total to 1,552,953.

The county also had 150 new negative test results for a total of 82,418. Statewide there were 7,762 negatives to bring the total to 5,697,697.

Deaths

DOH reported no new deaths attributed to the virus among Centre County residents, keeping the total at 244.

With 95 new COVID-19 deaths identified by the Pennsylvania death registry, the statewide total is now 31,292.

Hospitalizations

Mount Nittany Medical Center is treating 40 COVID-19 inpatients, six more than on Wednesday, with three in intensive care [+1] and two on ventilators.

The patients range in age from 48 to 94, according to Mount Nittany’s COVID-19 inpatient dashboard. Twelve are fully vaccinated and 28 are not vaccinated.

Pennsylvania has 2,742 COVID-19 inpatients, a decrease of 96 since Wednesday, with 678 in intensive care [+15] and 367 on ventilators [-5], according to the DOH hospital preparedness dashboard.

An estimated 91% 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.

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 on Wednesday.

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 Thursday morning, 84,617 people in Centre County are fully vaccinated [+77 since Wednesday] and 6,845 are partially covered [+83]. Third doses have been administered to 9,835 county residents [+1,028].

Among the county’s entire population, 64.9% have received at least one dose and 54.7% are fully vaccinated, according to the CDC. Among adult residents, 72.4% have received at least one dose and 60.9% are fully vaccinated

Statewide, 71.4% of adults and 60.2% of the total population are fully vaccinated. Pennsylvania is fifth in the nation for total doses administered, according the CDC.

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

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): 6,288 confirmed [+4], 518 probable [+3]

16823 (Bellefonte and Pleasant Gap): 3,398 confirmed [+7], 336 probable

16803 (State College): 1,752 confirmed [+2], 257 probable [+1]

16802 (University Park): 1,547 confirmed, 77 probable [+1]

16866 (Philipsburg): 1,124 confirmed [+5], 167 probable

16870 (Port Matilda): 682 confirmed [+3], 103 probable

16841 (Howard): 590 confirmed [+4], 71 probable

16828 (Centre Hall): 415 confirmed [+2], 45 probable

16875 (Spring Mills): 406 confirmed [+1], 52 probable

16827 (Boalsburg): 397 confirmed [+1], 56 probable

16845 (Karthaus): 322 confirmed, 20 probable

16844 (Julian): 300 confirmed, 34 probable

16853 (Milesburg): 166 confirmed, 11 probable

16877 (Warrior’s Mark): 165 confirmed, 21 probable

16874 (Snow Shoe): 148 confirmed, 23 probable

16826 (Blanchard): 131 confirmed [+2], 14 probable [+1]

16865 (Pennsylvania Furnace): 112 confirmed, 10 probable

16854 (Millheim): 103 confirmed [+1], 8 probable

16829 (Clarence): 102 confirmed, 22 probable

16820 (Aaronsburg): 100 confirmed, 21 probable

16872 (Rebersburg): 87 confirmed, 11 probable

16851 (Lemont): 79 confirmed, 16 probable

16859 (Moshannon): 56 confirmed, 1-4 probable

16832 (Coburn): 52 confirmed [+1], 5 probable

16677 (Sandy Ridge): 44 confirmed, 1-4 probable

16868 (Pine Grove Mills): 36 confirmed [+1], 5 probable

16835 (Fleming): 33 confirmed [+2], 7 probable

16852 (Madisonburg): 32 confirmed, 5 probable

16856 (Mingoville): 31 confirmed, 8 probable

16882 (Woodward): 18 confirmed, 1-4 confirmed

16863 (Orviston): 14 confirmed

16804 (State College): 12 confirmed

Cases among Centre County’s bordering counties

Blair: 17,385 [+81]

Clearfield: 11,197 [+42]

Union: 7,457 [+28]

Mifflin: 7,248 [+28]

Huntingdon: 6,830 [+25]

Clinton: 4,954 [+37]

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