Centre County Adds 58 COVID-19 Cases; Pennsylvania Reports 5,489 New Positives

Centre County added 58 COVID-19 cases on Thursday to bring its total to 18,951, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Among total cases 17,165 are confirmed and 1,786 are probable.

Pennsylvania added 5,489 new positives to increase the statewide total to 1,397,755.

The county also had 141 new negative test results for a total of 78,503. Statewide there were 13,277 negatives to bring the total to 5,377,736.

Deaths

DOH reported no new deaths attributed to the virus among Centre County residents, keeping the total at 234.

With 32 new COVID-19 deaths statewide, Pennsylvania’s total is 29,030.

Hospitalizations

According to the DOH hospital preparedness dashboard, 32 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in Centre County, with two in intensive care and two on ventilators — all unchanged from Wednesday.

Pennsylvania has 2,553 COVID-19 inpatients, an increase of 35 since Wednesday, with 633 in intensive care [+20] and 311 on ventilators [-3]. Hospitalizations are at their highest level since April 25.

An estimated 90% 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 Thursday 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 Thursday morning, 82,479 people in Centre County are fully vaccinated [+87 since Wednesday] and 6,390 are partially covered [-46]. Booster doses have been administered to 1,192 county residents [+32]. According to the Centers for Disease Control, 61.4% of the county’s entire population and 68.3% of adult residents have received at least one dose.

Statewide, 68% 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): 6,076 confirmed [+16], 480 probable [-1]

16823 (Bellefonte and Pleasant Gap): 3,057 confirmed [+10], 308 probable [+2]

16803 (State College): 1,652 confirmed [+6], 234 probable [+1]

16802 (University Park): 1,531 confirmed, 67 probable

16866 (Philipsburg): 1,025 confirmed [+3], 145 probable

16870 (Port Matilda): 590 confirmed [+3], 89 probable [+1]

16841 (Howard): 522 confirmed [+3], 67 probable [-1]

16828 (Centre Hall): 378 confirmed [+1], 40 probable [+1]

16875 (Spring Mills): 362 confirmed, 47 probable

16827 (Boalsburg): 356 confirmed [+1], 49 probable

16845 (Karthaus): 305 confirmed [+1], 15 probable

16844 (Julian): 263 confirmed [+2], 33 probable

16853 (Milesburg): 149 confirmed, 12 probable

16877 (Warrior’s Mark): 144 confirmed, 21 probable

16874 (Snow Shoe): 129 confirmed [+2], 21 probable

16826 (Blanchard): 107 confirmed, 12 probable

16865 (Pennsylvania Furnace): 100 confirmed, 9 probable

16854 (Millheim): 98 confirmed [+1], 8 probable

16820 (Aaronsburg): 92 confirmed, 20 probable

16872 (Rebersburg): 84 confirmed, 9 probable

16829 (Clarence): 83 confirmed, 20 probable

16851 (Lemont): 69 confirmed, 14 probable [+2]

16859 (Moshannon): 51 confirmed, 1-4 probable

16832 (Coburn): 44 confirmed, 5 probable

16677 (Sandy Ridge): 38 confirmed [+1], 1-4 probable

16868 (Pine Grove Mills): 34 confirmed, 5 probable [+at least 1]

16856 (Mingoville): 31 confirmed, 8 probable

16835 (Fleming): 28 confirmed [+1], 7 probable

16852 (Madisonburg): 26 confirmed [+1], 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: 15,056 [+67]

Clearfield: 9,913 [+37]

Union: 6,708 [+14]

Mifflin: 6,102 [+32]

Huntingdon: 5,931 [+18]

Clinton: 4,214 [+31]