Centre County recorded 52 new COVID-19 cases on Friday to bring its total to 34,437, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
Among total cases, 30,614 are confirmed and 3,823 are probable.
The county’s seven-day moving average for new cases is 45, down from 61 a week ago and 100 two weeks ago.
Pennsylvania reported 2,902 new positives to increase the statewide total to 2,738,475.
The commonwealth’s seven-day average is 2,985, down from 3,987 a week ago and 7,458 two weeks ago.
Hospitalizations
COVID-19 hospitalizations at Mount Nittany Medical Center continue to be at the lowest level since mid-September. The hospital has 22 COVID-19 inpatients, one more than on Thursday, with none in intensive care or on ventilators for the fifth consecutive day.
The patients range in age from 49 to 100, according to Mount Nittany’s COVID-19 inpatient dashboard. Seven are fully vaccinated and 15 are not vaccinated.
Mount Nittany’s average daily COVID-19 census in February is 34 and 28 over the last week. That’s down from 45 in January. The decline has allowed the medical center to resume a number of services, including outpatient surgeries and more elective surgeries requiring an overnight stay, according to a news release on Friday.
“Our average daily count of COVID-19 positive admissions has decreased significantly, allowing for a number of our services to resume, including outpatient surgery and an increasing number of surgeries that require an overnight stay,” Dr. Tiffany Cabibbo, executive vice president for patient care services and chief nursing officer, said in a statement. “Although community transmission has slowed, it is important that we continue to be vigilant against COVID-19. We encourage everyone to continue to do their part.”
Statewide, COVID-19 hospitalizations are at their lowest level since Sept. 9. According to the DOH hospital preparedness dashboard, 2,134 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in Pennsylvania, 130 fewer than on Thursday, with 394 patients in intensive care [-15] and 246 on ventilators [-2].
Deaths
DOH reported no new deaths attributed to the virus among Centre County residents, keeping the total at 333.
With 69 new COVID-19 deaths identified by the Pennsylvania death registry, the statewide total is now 42,686.
Nursing and personal care home cases
Long-term care facilities in Centre County reported three new COVID-19 cases among residents. A total of 20 nursing and personal care homes in the county have had a combined 773 resident cases, 746 employee cases and 182 resident deaths.
Prison cases
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, Benner state prison has nine active COVID-19 cases among inmates, four fewer than on Thursday, and 11 among staff.
Rockview state prison has one active inmate case and three among staff.
Both facilities are in Benner Township.
At Benner, 1,462 inmates are fully vaccinated, 18 are partially vaccinated and 189 are not vaccinated. Among staff, 314 are fully vaccinated [+1] and 314 are not vaccinated [-1].
Rockview has 1,701 inmates who are fully vaccinated and 63 who are not vaccinated. Among staff, 346 are fully vaccinated and 371 are not vaccinated.
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.
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, 93,863 people in Centre County are fully vaccinated, an increase of 57 since Thursday, and 14,055 are partially covered [+14]. Booster doses have been administered to 48,266 county residents [+80].
Among the county’s entire population, 69.1% have received at least one dose, 58.9% are fully vaccinated and 50.3% are fully vaccinated with a booster, according to the CDC. Among adult residents, 74.4% have received at least one dose, 63% are fully vaccinated and 52.9% have received a booster.
Statewide, 76.2% of adults and 66.6% 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): 8,475 confirmed [+8], 1,147 probable [+8]
16823 (Bellefonte and Pleasant Gap): 6,086 confirmed [+12], 559 probable [+1]
16803 (State College): 3,172 confirmed [+2], 637 probable [+7]
16866 (Philipsburg): 2,022 confirmed [+5], 295 probable
16802 (University Park): 1,827 confirmed [+2], 268 probable [+1]
16870 (Port Matilda): 1,245 confirmed [+3], 169 probable [-1]
16841 (Howard): 1,054 confirmed [+1], 96 probable
16828 (Centre Hall): 776 confirmed [+1], 79 probable
16827 (Boalsburg): 719 confirmed [+1], 100 probable
16875 (Spring Mills): 641 confirmed [+2], 73 probable
16844 (Julian): 535 confirmed [+1], 52 probable
16845 (Karthaus): 511 confirmed [+1], 35 probable
16877 (Warrior’s Mark): 291 confirmed, 29 probable
16853 (Milesburg): 278 confirmed, 20 probable
16874 (Snow Shoe): 272 confirmed [+1], 36 probable
16826 (Blanchard): 242 confirmed [+1], 16 probable
16865 (Pennsylvania Furnace): 218 confirmed, 21 probable
16820 (Aaronsburg): 182 confirmed, 26 probable
16829 (Clarence): 177 confirmed, 24 probable
16854 (Millheim): 175 confirmed, 16 probable
16872 (Rebersburg): 163 confirmed, 16 probable
16851 (Lemont): 157 confirmed, 25 probable [+1]
16859 (Moshannon): 96 confirmed, 6 probable
16868 (Pine Grove Mills): 93 confirmed, 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: 29,142 [+35]
Clearfield: 18,847 [+49]
Mifflin: 12,096 [+11]
Union: 11,449 [+17]
Huntingdon: 11,294 [+21]
Clinton: 8,899 [+11]
