Centre County reported 46 new COVID-19 cases on Friday to bring its total to 20,613 according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Among total cases 18,654 are confirmed and 1,959 are probable.
Pennsylvania added 4,506 positives to increase the statewide total to 1,557,459.
The county also had 90 new negative test results for a total of 82,508. Statewide there were 7,932 negatives to bring the total to 5,705,629.
Deaths
DOH reported no new deaths attributed to the virus among Centre County residents, keeping the total at 244.
With 85 new COVID-19 deaths identified by the Pennsylvania death registry, the statewide total is now 31,377.
Hospitalizations
Mount Nittany Medical Center is treating 38 COVID-19 inpatients, two fewer than on Thursday, with three in intensive care and two on ventilators.
The patients range in age from 22 to 94, according to Mount Nittany’s COVID-19 inpatient dashboard. Twelve are fully vaccinated and 26 are not vaccinated.
The medical center’s average daily census of COVID positive inpatients climbed from 27 in September to 34 in October, the third highest average daily census per month in the pandemic, according to a hospital spokesperson. Mount Nittany has had 122 COVID-19 hospitalizations this month.
“We continue to care for a very high number of people who are hospitalized with COVID,” Dr. Tiffany Cabibbo, executive vice president for patient care services and chief nursing officer, said in a statement on Friday. “This ongoing trend is impacting our community and our local healthcare providers every day. We continue to monitor the situation daily and adjust operations as needed, including rescheduling elective surgeries that require an overnight stay.”
Pennsylvania has 2,738 COVID-19 inpatients, a decrease of four since Thursday, with 665 in intensive care [-13] and 373 on ventilators [+6], 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 Friday.
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 Friday morning, 84,698 people in Centre County are fully vaccinated [+81 since Thursday] and 6,899 are partially covered [+54]. Third doses have been administered to 10,317 county residents [+482].
Among the county’s entire population, 65.6% have received at least one dose and 54.9% are fully vaccinated, according to the CDC. Among adult residents, 73.2% have received at least one dose and 61.1% are fully vaccinated.
Statewide, 71.6% of adults and 60.3% 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 Medicine, Mount 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): 6,297 confirmed [+9], 516 probable [-2]
16823 (Bellefonte and Pleasant Gap): 3,402 confirmed [+4], 337 probable [+1]
16803 (State College): 1,757 confirmed [+5], 257 probable
16802 (University Park): 1,548 confirmed, 77 probable
16866 (Philipsburg): 1,125 confirmed [+1], 167 probable
16870 (Port Matilda): 686 confirmed [+4], 102 probable [-1]
16841 (Howard): 597 confirmed [+7], 71 probable
16828 (Centre Hall): 419 confirmed [+4], 45 probable
16875 (Spring Mills): 406 confirmed, 53 probable [+1]
16827 (Boalsburg): 397 confirmed, 56 probable
16845 (Karthaus): 322 confirmed, 20 probable
16844 (Julian): 302 confirmed [+2], 34 probable
16853 (Milesburg): 167 confirmed [+1], 12 probable [+1]
16877 (Warrior’s Mark): 165 confirmed, 22 probable [+1]
16874 (Snow Shoe): 149 confirmed [+1], 24 probable [+1]
16826 (Blanchard): 131 confirmed, 14 probable
16865 (Pennsylvania Furnace): 113 confirmed [+1], 10 probable
16829 (Clarence): 103 confirmed [+1], 22 probable
16854 (Millheim): 103 confirmed, 8 probable
16820 (Aaronsburg): 100 confirmed, 21 probable
16872 (Rebersburg): 87 confirmed, 11 probable
16851 (Lemont): 81 confirmed [+2], 16 probable
16859 (Moshannon): 56 confirmed, 1-4 probable
16832 (Coburn): 52 confirmed, 5 probable
16677 (Sandy Ridge): 44 confirmed, 1-4 probable
16868 (Pine Grove Mills): 36 confirmed [+1], 5 probable
16835 (Fleming): 33 confirmed, 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: 17,507 [+122]
Clearfield: 11,253 [+56]
Union: 7,469 [+12]
Mifflin: 7,271 [+23]
Huntingdon: 6,855 [+25]
Clinton: 4,975 [+21]
