Centre County Adds 112 COVID-19 Cases; Pennsylvania Reports 7,606 New Positives
Centre County reported 112 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday to increase its total to 22,912 according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Among total cases 20,636 are confirmed and 2,276 are probable.
Pennsylvania added 7,606 positives, bringing the statewide total to 1,744,526.
According to DOH, Wednesday’s new cases included 372 positives reported from two labs that collected results more than four days ago.
The county also had 38 new negative test results to bring the total to 84,729. Statewide, there were 5,463 new negatives for a total of 5,911,989.
Deaths
DOH reported no new deaths attributed to the virus among Centre County residents, keeping the total at 258.
With 100 new COVID-19 deaths identified by the Pennsylvania death registry, the statewide total is now 33,521.
Hospitalizations
According to the DOH hospital preparedness dashboard, 40 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in Centre County, one fewer than on Tuesday, with four in intensive care [-1] and four on ventilators [+1]
Mount Nittany Medical Center’s COVID-19 inpatient dashboard, which includes information on inpatient ages and vaccination status, was not updated as of 2 p.m. on Wednesday.
Pennsylvania has 3,939 COVID-19 inpatients, 63 more than on Tuesday, with 858 in intensive care [-15] and 498 on ventilators. The statewide COVID-19 hospitalizations are the most since Jan. 23.
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 42 active COVID-19 cases among inmates — three more than on Tuesday and the most among state correctional institutions — and 26 among staff [-8], also the highest among any SCI.
Rockview state prison has one active inmate cases [-1] and 13 among staff [+2].
Both facilities are in Benner Township.
At Benner, 1,565 inmates are fully vaccinated, 13 are partially vaccinated and 196 are not vaccinated. Among staff, 283 are fully vaccinated and 345 are not vaccinated.
Rockview has 1,675 inmates who are fully vaccinated and 60 who are not vaccinated. Among staff, 324 are fully vaccinated and 393 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.
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 Wednesday morning, 87,577 people in Centre County are fully vaccinated [+557 since Tuesday] and 10,844 are partially covered [-361]. Third doses have been administered to 23,285 county residents [+335].
Among the county’s entire population, 68.9% have received at least one dose and 52.6% are fully vaccinated, according to the CDC. Among adult residents, 75.2% have received at least one dose and 58.5% are fully vaccinated.
Statewide, 69.3% of adults and 58.4% of the total population are fully vaccinated.
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): 6,594 confirmed [+16], 592 probable
16823 (Bellefonte and Pleasant Gap): 3,941 confirmed [+34], 383 probable [+2]
16803 (State College): 1,900 confirmed [+19], 292 probable [-6]
16802 (University Park): 1,607 confirmed [+3], 95 probable [+1]
16866 (Philipsburg): 1,280 confirmed [+5], 223 probable [+7]
16870 (Port Matilda): 755 confirmed [+8], 111 probable [-1]
16841 (Howard): 700 confirmed [+6], 80 probable
16875 (Spring Mills): 492 confirmed [+3], 59 probable
16828 (Centre Hall): 490 confirmed [+2], 52 probable
16827 (Boalsburg): 439 confirmed [+2], 63 probable
16844 (Julian): 357 confirmed [+5], 44 probable [+2]
16845 (Karthaus): 353 confirmed, 23 probable
16853 (Milesburg): 193 confirmed [-1], 12 probable
16877 (Warrior’s Mark): 192 confirmed [+1], 23 probable
16874 (Snow Shoe): 166 confirmed [+1], 28 probable [+1]
16826 (Blanchard): 154 confirmed, 14 probable
16854 (Millheim): 124 confirmed, 13 probable
16865 (Pennsylvania Furnace): 123 confirmed [+1], 12 probable
16829 (Clarence): 121 confirmed, 23 probable
16820 (Aaronsburg): 115 confirmed, 25 probable
16872 (Rebersburg): 103 confirmed [+1], 11 probable
16851 (Lemont): 86 confirmed [+1], 20 probable
16832 (Coburn): 62 confirmed, 5 probable
16859 (Moshannon): 61 confirmed, 5 probable
16677 (Sandy Ridge): 49 confirmed, 1-4 probable
16868 (Pine Grove Mills): 43 confirmed, 7 probable
16856 (Mingoville): 35 confirmed, 9 probable
16852 (Madisonburg): 34 confirmed, 5 probable
16835 (Fleming): 34 confirmed, 8 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: 20,774 [+127]
Clearfield: 12,813 [+68]
Mifflin: 8,206 [+52]
Union: 8,155 [+16]
Huntingdon: 7,649 [+48]
Clinton: 6,048 [+36]