Centre County reported 77 new COVID-19 cases on Friday to bring its total to 15,136, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
Pennsylvania added 5,048 positives, bringing the statewide total to 1,064,092.
The county also had 154 additional negative test results, increasing its total to 65,792. Across Pennsylvania, there were 9,796 new negatives for a total of 4,210,112.
Centre County’s total number of reported deaths attributed to the virus remained unchanged at 213 for the 34th consecutive day.
DOH reported 35 new COVID-19 deaths statewide, increasing Pennsylvania’s total is 25,362.
Mount Nittany Medical Center is treating 25 COVID-19 inpatients, two more than on Thursday. The patients range in age from 22 to 89, according to a hospital spokesperson.
In March, the medical center had 124 COVID positive admissions and an average daily census of 18 COVID inpatients. Through the first nine days of April, Mount Nittany already has had 37 COVID-related admissions and an average daily census of 22.
“We continue to see our highest number of COVID related hospitalizations since before the pandemic, and are very concerned with this trend,” Dr. Upendra Thaker, MNMC’s chief medical officer, said in a statement.
Mount Nittany continues to restrict visitations and is prepared to make adjustments to services if needed, Thaker said.
“We are making great strides against the virus, but we are not done,” he said. “Together, we can reach the other side of the pandemic. Each of us at Mount Nittany Health ask that you please help us by continuing to avoid social gatherings, keep wearing your masks and frequently wash your hands. These measures have been proven to help stop the spread of COVID-19, and we need the entire community to do its part. We cannot do this alone.”
Across Pennsylvania 2,439 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized [a decrease of 12 since Thursday], including 496 in intensive care [-21] and 251 on ventilators [+6].
An estimated 90% of COVID-19 patients in the state have recovered, per a health department calculation.
A total of 54,823 people in Centre County are at least partially covered by the COVID-19 vaccine. The total includes 35,596 who are fully covered, either through the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine or both required doses of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines, according to health department data.
Among Pennsylvania’s cases, 903,064 are confirmed and 161,028 are probable. In Centre County, 13,814 are confirmed and 1,322 are probable.
Centre County’s cases by zip code, according to available DOH data:
*Note: Changes are in brackets. Specific numbers for zip codes with 1-4 cases are redacted by the health department.
16801 (State College): 5,213 confirmed [+25], 368 probable [-1]
16823 (Bellefonte and Pleasant Gap): 2,452 confirmed [+7], 219 probable [+2]
16803 (State College): 1,317 confirmed [+7], 161 probable
16802 (University Park): 1,244 confirmed [+9], 50 probable
16866 (Philipsburg): 805 confirmed [+3], 121 probable [+1]
16870 (Port Matilda): 468 confirmed [+4], 68 probable
16841 (Howard): 391 confirmed [+5], 43 probable
16828 (Centre Hall): 275 confirmed [+5], 29 probable [-1]
16827 (Boalsburg): 266 confirmed [+2], 37 probable
16845 (Karthaus): 263 confirmed, 9 probable
16875 (Spring Mills): 259 confirmed [+2], 37 probable [+1]
16844 (Julian): 190 confirmed [+1], 19 probable
16853 (Milesburg): 127 confirmed [+2], 6 probable
16877 (Warrior’s Mark): 108 confirmed, 16 probable
16874 (Snow Shoe): 98 confirmed, 17 probable [+1]
16865 (Pennsylvania Furnace): 82 confirmed [+1], 9 probable
16826 (Blanchard): 75 confirmed, 9 probable
16829 (Clarence): 67 confirmed, 13 probable
16854 (Millheim): 64 confirmed, 6 probable
16872 (Rebersburg): 62 confirmed [+1], 6 probable
16851 (Lemont): 55 confirmed, 5 probable
16820 (Aaronsburg): 49 confirmed, 17 probable
16859 (Moshannon): 43 confirmed, 1-4 probable
16856 (Mingoville): 29 confirmed, 6 probable
16868 (Pine Grove Mills): 28 confirmed, 1-4 probable
16832 (Coburn): 26 confirmed, 1-4 probable
16677 (Sandy Ridge): 26 confirmed, 1-4 probable
16852 (Madisonburg): 18 confirmed, 1-4 probable
16835 (Fleming): 13 confirmed, 7 probable
16863 (Orviston): 13 confirmed
16804 (State College): 10 confirmed
16882 (Woodward): 9 confirmed
16805 (State College): 1-4 confirmed
Among Centre County’s bordering counties, Blair now has 11,459 [+50] total cases, Clearfield has 7,526 [+52], Union has 5,528 [+7], Mifflin has 4,858 [+8], Huntingdon has 4,658 [+15] and Clinton has 3,216 [+13].
