Centre County reported 47 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday to bring its total to 20,521, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Among total cases 18,570 are confirmed and 1,951 are probable.
Pennsylvania added 4,178 positives to increase the statewide total to 1,548,641.
The county also had 88 new negative test results for a total of 82,268. Statewide there were 6,197 negatives to bring the total to 5,689,935.
Deaths
DOH reported no new deaths attributed to the virus among Centre County residents, keeping the total at 244.
With 142 new COVID-19 deaths identified by the Pennsylvania death registry, the statewide total is now 31,197.
Hospitalizations
Mount Nittany Medical Center is treating 34 COVID-19 inpatients, unchanged from Tuesday, with two 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. Ten are fully vaccinated and 24 are not vaccinated.
Pennsylvania has 2,838 COVID-19 inpatients, an increase of 40 since Tuesday, with 663 in intensive care [-18] and 372 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 Tuesday.
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, 84,540 people in Centre County are fully vaccinated and 6,762 are partially covered. Third doses have been administered to 8,807 county residents.
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 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): 6,284 confirmed [+9], 515 probable
16823 (Bellefonte and Pleasant Gap): 3,391 confirmed [+4], 336 probable [+1]
16803 (State College): 1,750 confirmed [+5], 256 probable [-2]
16802 (University Park): 1,547 confirmed, 76 probable
16866 (Philipsburg): 1,119 confirmed [+3], 167 probable
16870 (Port Matilda): 679 confirmed [+2], 103 probable [+1]
16841 (Howard): 586 confirmed [+6], 71 probable [-1]
16828 (Centre Hall): 413 confirmed [+1], 45 probable [+2]
16875 (Spring Mills): 405 confirmed, 52 probable [+1]
16827 (Boalsburg): 396 confirmed [+3], 56 probable
16845 (Karthaus): 322 confirmed [+1], 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): 129 confirmed [+1], 13 probable
16865 (Pennsylvania Furnace): 112 confirmed [+1], 10 probable
16829 (Clarence): 102 confirmed, 22 probable [+1]
16854 (Millheim): 102 confirmed, 8 probable
16820 (Aaronsburg): 100 confirmed, 21 probable
16872 (Rebersburg): 87 confirmed, 11 probable
16851 (Lemont): 79 confirmed [+2], 16 probable
16859 (Moshannon): 56 confirmed, 1-4 probable
16832 (Coburn): 51 confirmed [+2], 5 probable
16677 (Sandy Ridge): 44 confirmed, 1-4 probable
16868 (Pine Grove Mills): 35 confirmed, 5 probable
16852 (Madisonburg): 32 confirmed [+1], 5 probable
16856 (Mingoville): 31 confirmed, 8 probable
16835 (Fleming): 31 confirmed, 7 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: 17,304 [+73]
Clearfield: 11,155 [+35]
Union: 7,429 [+29]
Mifflin: 7,220 [+37]
Huntingdon: 6,805 [+18]
Clinton: 4,917 [+28]
