Centre County Adds 89 COVID-19 Cases; Pennsylvania Reports 4,927
Centre County reported 89 new COVID-19 cases on Friday to bring its total to 14,225, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
Pennsylvania added 4,927 positives — the highest single-day increase since Feb. 1 — for a statewide total of 1,005,167.
The county also had 133 additional negative test results, increasing its total to 64,444. Across Pennsylvania, there were 10,758 new negatives for a total of 4,095,101.
Centre County’s total number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 remained at 213 for the 20th consecutive day.
With 36 new COVID-19 deaths reported statewide, Pennsylvania’s total is 24,953.
Mount Nittany Medical Center is treating 22 COVID-19 inpatients as of Friday morning, one less than on Thursday. The patients range in age from 18 to 88, according to a hospital spokesperson.
The hospital has had an average daily census of 17 COVID-19 inpatients in March.
“Over the last several weeks, we’ve seen an uptick of COVID-19 cases in our community, and with it, a steady increase in numbers of patients hospitalized due to COVID,” Tiffany Cabibbo, executive vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer, said in a statement. “We are seeing our highest number of COVID-19 patients in six weeks, and is a trend that has us highly concerned.”
Cabibbo added that while Mount Nittany has administered more than 27,000 doses of vaccines, it will take many months to vaccinate everyone and COVID-19 is a serious virus with an unpredictable course.
“Now is not the time to become complacent,” she said. “While we understand frustrations surrounding the virus, it is crucial that we continue to consistently practice safety measures including masking, frequent hand washing and social distancing.”
Statewide, 1,717 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, including 358 in intensive care and 194 on ventilators.
An estimated 91% of COVID-19 patients in the state have recovered, per a health department calculation.
A total of 40,720 people in Centre County are at least partially covered by the COVID-19 vaccine. The total includes 25,353 who are fully covered, either through the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine or both required doses of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines, according to health department data.
Among Pennsylvania’s cases, 856,685 are confirmed and 148,482 are probable. In Centre County, 12,989 are confirmed and 1,236 are probable.
Centre County’s cases by zip code, according to available DOH data:
*Note: Changes are in brackets. Specific numbers for zip codes with 1-4 cases are redacted by the health department.
16801 (State College): 4,966 confirmed [+22], 353 probable [-7]
16823 (Bellefonte and Pleasant Gap): 2,330 confirmed [+8], 193 probable [+1]
16803 (State College): 1,245 confirmed [+7], 150 probable [+2]
16802 (University Park): 1,094 confirmed [+18], 47 probable [+7]
16866 (Philipsburg): 781 confirmed [+4], 114 probable [+1]
16870 (Port Matilda): 434 confirmed [+1], 66 probable [+1]
16841 (Howard): 351 confirmed, 38 probable [+1]
16845 (Karthaus): 261 confirmed, 9 probable
16828 (Centre Hall): 256 confirmed [+2], 30 probable [+2]
16827 (Boalsburg): 255 confirmed [+4], 38 probable
16875 (Spring Mills): 243 confirmed, 33 probable [+1]
16844 (Julian): 180 confirmed [+2], 19 probable
16853 (Milesburg): 121 confirmed, 6 probable
16877 (Warrior’s Mark): 103 confirmed, 16 probable
16874 (Snow Shoe): 96 confirmed [+1], 13 probable
16865 (Pennsylvania Furnace): 78 confirmed, 9 probable [+1]
16826 (Blanchard): 67 confirmed, 9 probable [+3]
16829 (Clarence): 63 confirmed [+1], 13 probable
16854 (Millheim): 60 confirmed, 6 probable [+1]
16872 (Rebersburg): 61 confirmed [+1], 6 probable
16851 (Lemont): 55 confirmed, 5 probable
16820 (Aaronsburg): 48 confirmed, 13 probable
16859 (Moshannon): 42 confirmed, 1-4 probable
16856 (Mingoville): 28 confirmed, 6 probable
16868 (Pine Grove Mills): 26 confirmed, 1-4 probable
16832 (Coburn): 25 confirmed, 1-4 probable
16677 (Sandy Ridge): 25 confirmed, 1-4 probable
16852 (Madisonburg): 17 confirmed, 1-4 probable
16863 (Orviston): 13 confirmed
16835 (Fleming): 11 confirmed, 6 probable
16804 (State College): 10 confirmed
16882 (Woodward): 8 confirmed
16805 (State College): 1-4 confirmed
Among Centre County’s bordering counties, Blair now has 11,031 [+34] total cases, Clearfield has 6,992 [+43], Union has 5,399 [-13], Mifflin has 4,744 [+15], Huntingdon has 4,515 [+3] and Clinton has 3,031 [+14].