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Centre County Adds 58 COVID-19 Cases; Pennsylvania Reports 5,429 New Positives

State College - covid-19 dashboard 9-28-21

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

Geoff Rushton

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Centre County reported 58 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday to bring its total to 19,247. Among total cases 17,432 are confirmed and 1,815 are probable.

Pennsylvania added 5,429 positives to increase the statewide total to 1,420,478.

The county also had 102 new negative test results for a total of 79,231. Statewide there were 8,274 negatives to bring the total to 5,432,320.

Deaths

DOH reported no new deaths attributed to the virus among Centre County residents, keeping the total at 235.

With 75 new COVID-19 deaths statewide, Pennsylvania’s total is 29,226.

Hospitalizations

Mount Nittany Medical Center is treating 38 COVID-19 inpatients, three more than on Monday, with six in intensive care [+1] and six on ventilators [+1]. The patients range in age from 11 to 89. Nine are fully vaccinated against the virus and 29 are not vaccinated, according to the medical center’s COVID-19 inpatient dashboard.

Statewide, Pennsylvania has 2,778 COVID-19 inpatients, an increase of 65 since Monday, with 666 in intensive care [+18] and 356 on ventilators [+15]. Hospitalizations are at their highest level since April 22.

An estimated 90% 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 Monday afternoon.

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 Tuesday morning, 83,002 people in Centre County are fully vaccinated [+72 since Monday] and 6,306 are partially covered [-9]. Booster doses have been administered to 1,564 county residents [+135].

Among the county’s entire population, 61.7% have received at least one dose and 53.2% are fully vaccinated, according to the CDC. Among adult residents, 68.8% have received at least one dose and 59.3% are fully vaccinated

Statewide, 68.5% of adults are fully vaccinated and 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): 6,120 confirmed [+10], 488 probable [+2]

16823 (Bellefonte and Pleasant Gap): 3,098 confirmed [+4], 317 probable [+6]

16803 (State College): 1,668 confirmed [+2], 237 probable [+1]

16802 (University Park): 1,535 confirmed, 68 probable [+1]

16866 (Philipsburg): 1,045 confirmed [+3], 151 probable [+2]

16870 (Port Matilda): 600 confirmed [+4], 89 probable [-1]

16841 (Howard): 531 confirmed [+3], 68 probable [+1]

16828 (Centre Hall): 387 confirmed [+2], 40 probable

16875 (Spring Mills): 370 confirmed [+1], 46 probable

16827 (Boalsburg): 366 confirmed [+1], 49 probable

16845 (Karthaus): 310 confirmed [+1], 15 probable

16844 (Julian): 266 confirmed [+2], 34 probable

16853 (Milesburg): 152 confirmed, 12 probable

16877 (Warrior’s Mark): 147 confirmed, 21 probable

16874 (Snow Shoe): 129 confirmed, 21 probable

16826 (Blanchard): 114 confirmed, 12 probable

16865 (Pennsylvania Furnace): 105 confirmed [+1], 9 probable

16854 (Millheim): 98 confirmed, 8 probable

16820 (Aaronsburg): 96 confirmed [+3], 20 probable

16872 (Rebersburg): 84 confirmed, 9 probable

16829 (Clarence): 83 confirmed, 20 probable

16851 (Lemont): 70 confirmed [+1], 15 probable

16859 (Moshannon): 52 confirmed, 1-4 probable

16832 (Coburn): 44 confirmed, 5 probable

16677 (Sandy Ridge): 40 confirmed [+1], 1-4 probable

16868 (Pine Grove Mills): 34 confirmed, 5 probable

16856 (Mingoville): 31 confirmed, 8 probable

16835 (Fleming): 28 confirmed, 7 probable

16852 (Madisonburg): 26 confirmed, 5 probable

16882 (Woodward): 16 confirmed, 1-4 confirmed

16863 (Orviston): 13 confirmed

16804 (State College): 12 confirmed

Cases among Centre County’s bordering counties

Blair: 15,372 [+64]

Clearfield: 10,069 [+32]

Union: 6,801 [+23]

Mifflin: 6,285 [+26]

Huntingdon: 6,124 [+26]

Clinton: 4,300 [+11]