Centre County Adds 40 COVID-19 Cases; Pennsylvania Reports 4,939 New Positives

Centre County reported 40 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday to bring its total to 18,831, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Among total cases 17,055 are confirmed and 1,776 are probable.

Pennsylvania added 4,939 new positives to increase the statewide total to 1,387,872.

The county also had 57 new negative test results for a total of 78,211. Statewide there were 8,867 negatives to bring the total to 5,353,274.

Deaths

DOH reported no new deaths attributed to the virus among Centre County residents, keeping the total at 233.

With 68 new COVID-19 deaths statewide, Pennsylvania’s total is 28,932.

Hospitalizations

According to the DOH hospital preparedness dashboard, 32 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in Centre County, two fewer than on Monday. Two are in intensive care and two are on ventilators.

Pennsylvania had 2,421 COVID-19 inpatients, an increase of 35 since Monday, with 609 in intensive care [+7] and 314 [+12] on ventilators. Hospitalizations are at their highest level since April 28.

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.

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 on Sunday afternoon.

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, 82,304 people in Centre County are fully vaccinated [+81 since Monday] and 6,470 are partially covered [-27]. Booster doses have been administered to 1,114 county residents [+53]. According to the Centers for Disease Control, 61.1% of the county’s entire population and 68.1% of adult residents have received at least one dose.

Statewide, 67.8% of adults are vaccinated and Pennsylvania is fifth in the nation for total doses administered, according the CDC.

Vaccination appointments for ages 12 and older are available through Centre Volunteers in Medicine, Mount Nittany Health and through other pharmacies and providers listed at vaccines.gov.

A free vaccine clinic will be held from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday at the Bryce Jordan Center prior to the Penn State football game against Villanova.

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): 6,049 confirmed [+5], 476 probable [+1]

16823 (Bellefonte and Pleasant Gap): 3,038 confirmed [+4], 307 probable

16803 (State College): 1,640 confirmed [+1], 233 probable [+2]

16802 (University Park): 1,526 confirmed [-1], 67 probable

16866 (Philipsburg): 1,021 confirmed [+1], 145 probable [+3]

16870 (Port Matilda): 587 confirmed [+2], 88 probable

16841 (Howard): 514 confirmed [+2], 68 probable [+4]

16828 (Centre Hall): 374 confirmed [+1], 39 probable

16875 (Spring Mills): 360 confirmed, 47 probable

16827 (Boalsburg): 354 confirmed [+2], 49 probable

16845 (Karthaus): 304 confirmed, 15 probable [+1]

16844 (Julian): 261 confirmed [+2], 33 probable [+1]

16853 (Milesburg): 149 confirmed, 12 probable

16877 (Warrior’s Mark): 143 confirmed, 21 probable

16874 (Snow Shoe): 125 confirmed [+1], 21 probable [+1]

16826 (Blanchard): 104 confirmed [+1], 12 probable

16865 (Pennsylvania Furnace): 100 confirmed [+1], 9 probable

16854 (Millheim): 96 confirmed [+1], 8 probable

16820 (Aaronsburg): 91 confirmed [+1], 20 probable

16872 (Rebersburg): 84 confirmed [+2], 9 probable

16829 (Clarence): 83 confirmed, 20 probable

16851 (Lemont): 69 confirmed, 12 probable

16859 (Moshannon): 50 confirmed, 1-4 probable

16832 (Coburn): 44 confirmed, 5 probable

16677 (Sandy Ridge): 35 confirmed, 1-4 probable

16868 (Pine Grove Mills): 34 confirmed, 1-4 probable

16856 (Mingoville): 31 confirmed, 8 probable

16835 (Fleming): 25 confirmed, 7 probable

16852 (Madisonburg): 25 confirmed, 5 probable

16882 (Woodward): 16 confirmed, 1-4 confirmed

16863 (Orviston): 13 confirmed

16804 (State College): 12 confirmed

Cases among Centre County’s bordering counties

Blair: 14,963 [+55]

Clearfield: 9,849 [+31]

Union: 6,677 [+14]

Mifflin: 6,037 [+13]

Huntingdon: 5,895 [+14]

Clinton: 4,160 [+6]