Centre County recorded its fewest new COVID-19 cases in more than seven months on Monday, while Pennsylvania had its second smallest increase of this year.
The county had three new positives on Monday — the lowest single-day total since July 26 — to bring its total to 34,850 (30,964 confirmed and 3,886 probable). It was the third time in the past week the county had fewer than 10 new cases.
Centre County’s seven-day moving average for new cases is 19, down from 25 a week ago and 93 a month ago. The average is the county’s lowest since Aug. 18.
Pennsylvania registered 599 new COVID-19 cases on Monday to bring the statewide total to 2,764,085. It was the second lowest single-day increase of 2022, behind only the 596 reported one week ago.
The commonwealth’s seven-day average is 1,007, down from 1,574 a week ago and 6,630 a month ago. The statewide average is the lowest since July 31.
Hospitalizations
Mount Nittany Medical Center has eight COVID-19 inpatients, one fewer than on Sunday, with one in intensive care and none on ventilators.
The patients range in age from 31 to 77, according to Mount Nittany’s COVID-19 inpatient dashboard. One is fully vaccinated and seven are not vaccinated.
Statewide, COVID-19 hospitalizations are at their lowest level since Aug. 14. According to the DOH hospital preparedness dashboard, 1,060 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in Pennsylvania, two more than on Sunday. It marked the first time in nearly a month that statewide hospitalizations did not decrease. Across the commonwealth, 191 COVID patients are in intensive care [-2] and 114 are on ventilators [-5].
Deaths
DOH did not update COVID-19 death numbers on Monday. As of Sunday, Pennsylvania has had 43,600 COVID-19 deaths identified by the Pennsylvania death registry, including 344 in Centre County.
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.
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 Thursday.
Vaccinations
As of Monday morning, 94,346 people in Centre County are fully vaccinated, an increase of seven since Sunday, and 14,098 are partially covered [-2]. Booster doses have been administered to 49,048 county residents [+7].
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, 1,178 probable
16823 (Bellefonte and Pleasant Gap): 6,176 confirmed, 569 probable
16803 (State College): 3,207 confirmed, 646 probable
16866 (Philipsburg): 2,058 confirmed [+1], 297 probable
16802 (University Park): 1,838 confirmed [+2], 274 probable
16870 (Port Matilda): 1,270 confirmed, 169 probable
16841 (Howard): 1,075 confirmed, 99 probable
16828 (Centre Hall): 779 confirmed, 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, 35 probable
16877 (Warrior’s Mark): 294 confirmed, 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: 29,467 [+3]
Clearfield: 19,126 [+5]
Mifflin: 12,218 [+4]
Union: 11,616 [+4]
Huntingdon: 11,435 [+1]
Clinton: 8,992 [+2]
