Centre County Adds 1 COVID-19 Death, 137 Cases; Pennsylvania Reports 10,860 New Positives

Centre County registered one new COVID-19 death and 137 more cases of the virus on Tuesday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

The death is the county’s 317th since the start of the pandemic and 28th reported this month. The new cases bring the county’s total to 32,407 (28,914 confirmed and 3,493 probable).

Centre County’s seven-day moving average for new cases is 234, down from 264 a week ago.

Pennsylvania reported 10,860 new positives to increase the statewide total to 2,592,691. The commonwealth’s seven-day average is 14,966, down from 24,484 a week ago.

“Although we are seeing a slight decrease in the seven-day moving average of COVID-19 cases, it is much too early to let down our guard,” Acting Secretary of Health Keara Klinepeter said in a statement on Tuesday. “What we have seen during previous surges is that hospitalizations remain high for a couple of weeks after case counts start to decline. That means that our frontline healthcare workers need our continued support and a commitment to get vaccinated, get boosted, wear masks in public indoor spaces regardless of vaccination status and get tested when appropriate.”

With 189 new COVID-19 deaths identified by the Pennsylvania death registry, the statewide total is now 39,749.

Hospitalizations

Mount Nittany Medical Center has 46 COVID-19 inpatients, three fewer than on Monday, with five in intensive care [+1] and three on ventilators.

The patients range in age from 20 to 96, according to Mount Nittany’s COVID-19 inpatient dashboard. Twenty are fully vaccinated and 26 are not vaccinated.

Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 hospitalizations fell for the ninth consecutive day. According to the DOH hospital preparedness dashboard, 6,062 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized statewide, 187 fewer than on Monday, with 939 patients in intensive care [-53] and 586 on ventilators [-26].

Nursing and Personal Care Home Cases

Long-term care facilities in Centre County reported seven new cases among among employees. A total of 20 nursing and personal care homes in the county have had a combined 736 resident cases, 706 employee cases and 180 resident deaths.

Prison cases

According to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, Benner state prison has four active COVID-19 cases among inmates and 23 among staff.

Rockview state prison has 55 active inmate cases [-2] and 46 among staff [-6].

Both facilities are in Benner Township.

At Benner, 1,473 inmates are fully vaccinated, 12 are partially vaccinated and 197 are not vaccinated. Among staff, 307 are fully vaccinated [+1] and 321 are not vaccinated [-1].

Rockview has 1,688 inmates who are fully vaccinated, one who is partially vaccinated and 59 who are not vaccinated. Among staff, 344 are fully vaccinated [+1] and 373 are not vaccinated [-1].

DOC will suspend in-person visitations at all state prisons from Thursday through Feb. 28 because of staffing shortages resulting from quarantine requirements, according to a department news release on Monday.

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 Tuesday morning, 92,653 people in Centre County are fully vaccinated, an increase of 63 since Monday, and 13,958 are partially covered [-14]. Booster doses have been administered to 46290 county residents [+243].

Among the county’s entire population, 68.2% have received at least one dose, 58.1% are fully vaccinated and 48.7% are fully vaccinated with a booster, according to the CDC. Among adult residents, 73.5% have received at least one dose, 62.4% are fully vaccinated and 51.2% have received a booster.

Statewide, 75.3% of adults and 65.4% 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. CVIM and Penn State also are providing a free vaccination clinic for ages 12 and older from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday at the Bryce Jordan Center

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): 8,194 confirmed [+12], 1,023 probable [+15]

16823 (Bellefonte and Pleasant Gap): 5,632 confirmed [+30], 527 probable [+4]

16803 (State College): 2,958 confirmed [+4], 568 probable [+5]

16866 (Philipsburg): 1,835 confirmed [+14], 279 probable

16802 (University Park): 1,790 confirmed [+1], 219 probable [+3]

16870 (Port Matilda): 1,153 confirmed [+8], 154 probable [+5]

16841 (Howard): 984 confirmed [+1], 94 probable [+1]

16828 (Centre Hall): 693 confirmed [+7], 76 probable

16827 (Boalsburg): 678 confirmed [+4], 87 probable

16875 (Spring Mills): 614 confirmed, 69 probable

16844 (Julian): 508 confirmed, 50 probable

16845 (Karthaus): 483 confirmed [+2], 34 probable

16853 (Milesburg): 261 confirmed, 19 probable

16874 (Snow Shoe): 255 confirmed, 38 probable

16877 (Warrior’s Mark): 255 confirmed [+1], 30 probable

16826 (Blanchard): 225 confirmed [+2], 15 probable

16865 (Pennsylvania Furnace): 204 confirmed [+1], 18 probable [-1]

16854 (Millheim): 165 confirmed [+2], 15 probable

16820 (Aaronsburg): 164 confirmed, 24 probable

16829 (Clarence): 164 confirmed [+1], 25 probable

16872 (Rebersburg): 144 confirmed [+2], 16 probable [+1]

16851 (Lemont): 139 confirmed, 24 probable

16859 (Moshannon): 94 confirmed, 6 probable

16868 (Pine Grove Mills): 83 confirmed [+2], 10 probable

16832 (Coburn): 83 confirmed [+2], 8 probable

16677 (Sandy Ridge): 68 confirmed, 6 probable

16835 (Fleming): 55 confirmed, 8 probable

16856 (Mingoville): 46 confirmed, 10 probable

16852 (Madisonburg): 42 confirmed [+1], 5 probable

16882 (Woodward): 37 confirmed [+1], 1-4 confirmed

16804 (State College): 18 confirmed, 1-4 confirmed

16863 (Orviston): 18 confirmed

16805 (State College): 1-4 confirmed

Cases among Centre County’s bordering counties

Blair: 26,769 [+101]

Clearfield: 17,396 [+139]

Mifflin: 10,970 [+62]

Union: 10,688 [+46]

Huntingdon: 10,363 [+81]

Clinton: 8,234 [+20]