Centre County reported 61 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday to increase its total to 22,296, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Among total cases 20,081 are confirmed and 2,215 are probable.
Pennsylvania added 5,186 positives, bringing the statewide total to 1,696,959.
The county also had 69 new negative test results to bring the total to 84,286. Statewide, there were 6,178 new negatives for a total of 5,870,124.
Deaths
DOH reported no new deaths attributed to the virus among Centre County residents, keeping the total at 255.
With 72 new COVID-19 deaths identified by the Pennsylvania death registry, the statewide total is now 33,003.
Hospitalizations
Mount Nittany Medical Center is treating 32 COVID-19 patients, two fewer than on Monday, with four in intensive care and four on ventilators.
The patients range in age from less than 1-year-old to 95, according to Mount Nittany’s COVID-19 inpatient dashboard. Nine are fully vaccinated and 23 are not vaccinated.
Pennsylvania has 3,349 COVID-19 inpatients, 175 more than on Monday, with 763 in intensive care [+12] and 420 on ventilators [+17], according to the DOH hospital preparedness dashboard. The statewide COVID-19 hospitalizations are the most since Jan. 31.
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.
Prison cases
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, Benner state prison has 77 active COVID-19 cases among inmates — two more than on Monday and more than triple the second highest state correctional facility — and 23 among staff [+7], also the highest among any SCI.
Rockview state prison has two active inmate cases [-2] and four among staff. Both facilities are in Benner Township.
At Benner, 1,572 inmates are fully vaccinated, 14 are partially vaccinated and 198 are not vaccinated. Among staff, 279 are fully vaccinated and 349 are not vaccinated.
Rockview has 1,663 inmates who are fully vaccinated and 60 who are not vaccinated. Among staff, 325 are fully vaccinated and 392 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 on Monday.
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 morning, 86,254 people in Centre County are fully vaccinated [+67 since Monday] and 11,002 are partially covered [+94]. Third doses have been administered to 20,917 county residents [+635].
Among the county’s entire population, 71.6% have received at least one dose and 56% are fully vaccinated, according to the CDC. Among adult residents, 78.4% have received at least one dose and 62.3% are fully vaccinated.
Statewide, 73.7% of adults and 62.1% of the total population are fully vaccinated. Pennsylvania is fifth in the nation for total doses administered, according the CDC.
Vaccination appointments through Centre Volunteers in Medicine, Mount Nittany Health and through other pharmacies and providers listed at vaccines.gov.
All adults 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): 6,533 confirmed [+2], 589 probable
16823 (Bellefonte and Pleasant Gap): 3,775 confirmed [+13], 371 probable [+2]
16803 (State College): 1,848 confirmed [+1], 285 probable [+2]
16802 (University Park): 1,601 confirmed, 94 probable
16866 (Philipsburg): 1,230 confirmed [+5], 211 probable [+2]
16870 (Port Matilda): 732 confirmed [+4], 109 probable [+1]
16841 (Howard): 659 confirmed [+3], 78 probable
16828 (Centre Hall): 475 confirmed [+2], 51 probable
16875 (Spring Mills): 469 confirmed [+1], 57 probable
16827 (Boalsburg): 427 confirmed, 61 probable
16844 (Julian): 337 confirmed [+1], 41 probable
16845 (Karthaus): 336 confirmed [+1], 22 probable
16853 (Milesburg): 190 confirmed [+1], 12 probable
16877 (Warrior’s Mark): 187 confirmed, 22 probable
16874 (Snow Shoe): 160 confirmed, 27 probable
16826 (Blanchard): 147 confirmed, 14 probable [+1]
16865 (Pennsylvania Furnace): 119 confirmed, 12 probable
16829 (Clarence): 115 confirmed, 23 probable
16854 (Millheim): 118 confirmed [+3], 11 probable
16820 (Aaronsburg): 111 confirmed [+1], 24 probable
16872 (Rebersburg): 100 confirmed, 11 probable
16851 (Lemont): 84 confirmed, 16 probable
16859 (Moshannon): 61 confirmed, 5 probable
16832 (Coburn): 60 confirmed, 5 probable
16677 (Sandy Ridge): 49 confirmed, 1-4 probable
16868 (Pine Grove Mills): 43 confirmed, 6 probable
16856 (Mingoville): 33 confirmed, 8 probable
16835 (Fleming): 33 confirmed, 7 probable
16852 (Madisonburg): 33 confirmed, 5 probable
16882 (Woodward): 20 confirmed, 1-4 confirmed
16863 (Orviston): 14 confirmed
16804 (State College): 13 confirmed
Cases among Centre County’s bordering counties
Blair: 20,119 [+74]
Clearfield: 12,426 [+46]
Union: 7,989 [+20]
Mifflin: 7,955 [+20]
Huntingdon: 7,435 [+25]
Clinton: 5,844 [+20]
