Centre County recorded one new COVID-19 death and nine cases of the virus on Sunday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
The death is the county’s 344th attributed to the virus since March 2020 and fifth reported this month. The new cases mark the second time in the past week the county has had a single-digit increase — something not seen since mid-August — and bring the total to 34,847 (30,961 confirmed and 3,886 probable).
Centre County’s seven-day moving average for new cases is 19, down from 25 a week ago and 84 a month ago. The average is the county’s lowest since Aug. 18.
Two years after the first COVID-19 cases in Pennsylvania were reported on March 6, 2020, the commonwealth registered 631 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the third time in the past week with fewer than 1,000 new positives.
The new cases bring the statewide total to 2,763,486 since the start of the pandemic.
Pennsylvania’s seven-day average is 1,006, down from 1,756 a week ago and 6,207 a month ago. The statewide average is the lowest since July 31.
With 75 new deaths identified by the Pennsylvania death registry, the statewide total is 43,600.
Hospitalizations
According to the DOH hospital preparedness dashboard, 12 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in Centre County, one fewer than on Saturday, with one in intensive care and none on ventilators.
Statewide, COVID-19 hospitalizations are at their lowest level since Aug. 14. According to the DOH hospital preparedness dashboard, 1,058 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in Pennsylvania, 31 fewer than on Sunday, with 193 patients in intensive care [-6] and 119 on ventilators [-3].
Community level
Centre County is at the medium COVID-19 community level, according to the CDC’s update on Thursday.
Introduced on Feb. 25, community levels measure not only new cases, but also new hospitalizations and local hospital capacity. At the medium and low levels, there is no recommendation for indoor masking except for those with increased risk of severe illness.
Eight of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties remain at the high community level this week, at which indoor masking is recommended: Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin, Montour, Northumberland, Schuylkill, Snyder and Union counties.
County levels are expected to next be updated on March 10.
Nursing and personal care home cases
Long-term care facilities in Centre County reported no new COVID-19 cases among residents or employees. A total of 20 nursing and personal care homes in the county have had a combined 778 resident cases, 754 employee cases and 182 resident deaths.
Prison cases
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, Benner state prison has one active COVID-19 case among inmates and six among staff.
Rockview state prison has no active inmate cases and one among staff.
Both facilities are in Benner Township.
At Benner, 1,448 inmates are fully vaccinated, 10 are partially vaccinated and 195 are not vaccinated. Among staff, 314 are fully vaccinated and 314 are not vaccinated.
Rockview has 1,698 inmates who are fully vaccinated and 62 who are not vaccinated. Among staff, 352 are fully vaccinated and 365 are not vaccinated.
Vaccinations
As of Sunday morning, 94,339 people in Centre County are fully vaccinated, an increase of 52 since Saturday, and 14,100 are partially covered [+1]. Booster doses have been administered to 49,041 county residents [+87].
Among the county’s entire population, 69.4% have received at least one dose, 59.1% are fully vaccinated and 50.8% are fully vaccinated with a booster, according to the CDC. Among adult residents, 74.8% have received at least one dose, 63.3% are fully vaccinated and 53.4% have received a booster.
Statewide, 76.7% of adults and 67.2% 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): 8,538 confirmed [+4], 1,178 probable
16823 (Bellefonte and Pleasant Gap): 6,176 confirmed [+1], 569 probable
16803 (State College): 3,207 confirmed [+1], 646 probable
16866 (Philipsburg): 2,057 confirmed [+8], 297 probable
16802 (University Park): 1,836 confirmed [-1], 274 probable
16870 (Port Matilda): 1,270 confirmed, 169 probable
16841 (Howard): 1,075 confirmed, 99 probable
16828 (Centre Hall): 779 confirmed [+1], 81 probable
16827 (Boalsburg): 735 confirmed, 101 probable
16875 (Spring Mills): 646 confirmed, 73 probable
16844 (Julian): 540 confirmed, 52 probable
16845 (Karthaus): 518 confirmed [+1], 35 probable
16877 (Warrior’s Mark): 294 confirmed [+1], 29 probable
16853 (Milesburg): 285 confirmed, 20 probable
16874 (Snow Shoe): 273 confirmed, 37 probable
16826 (Blanchard): 243 confirmed, 16 probable
16865 (Pennsylvania Furnace): 222 confirmed, 21 probable
16820 (Aaronsburg): 191 confirmed, 25 probable
16829 (Clarence): 179 confirmed, 24 probable
16854 (Millheim): 178 confirmed, 15 probable
16872 (Rebersburg): 165 confirmed, 16 probable
16851 (Lemont): 158 confirmed, 25 probable
16859 (Moshannon): 98 confirmed, 6 probable
16868 (Pine Grove Mills): 97 confirmed, 11 probable
16832 (Coburn): 90 confirmed, 8 probable
16677 (Sandy Ridge): 80 confirmed, 6 probable
16835 (Fleming): 59 confirmed, 8 probable
16856 (Mingoville): 51 confirmed, 10 probable
16852 (Madisonburg): 45 confirmed, 5 probable
16882 (Woodward): 39 confirmed, 5 confirmed
16804 (State College): 20 confirmed, 1-4 confirmed
16863 (Orviston): 20 confirmed
16805 (State College): 1-4 confirmed
Cases among Centre County’s bordering counties
Blair: 29,464 [+8]
Clearfield: 19,121 [+8]
Mifflin: 12,214 [+6]
Union: 11,612 [+4]
Huntingdon: 11,434 [+4]
Clinton: 8,990 [+1]
