COVID-19 hospitalizations at Mount Nittany Medical Center fell into the single digits for the first time since mid-August on Friday.
The hospital has eight COVID-19 inpatients, four fewer than on Thursday, with one in intensive care [+1] and none on ventilators, according to Mount Nittany’s COVID inpatient dashboard.
The patients range in age from 31 to 83. Three are fully vaccinated and five are not vaccinated.
Statewide, COVID-19 hospitalizations are at their lowest level since Aug. 16. According to the DOH hospital preparedness dashboard, 1,156 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in Pennsylvania, 74 fewer than on Thursday, with 224 patients in intensive care [+1] and 128 on ventilators [-4].
County and statewide cases
Centre County recorded 26 new COVID-19 cases on Friday to increase its total to 34,820, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Among total cases 30,934 are confirmed and 3,886 are probable.
Centre County’s seven-day moving average for new cases is 21, down from 33 a week ago and 45 two weeks ago. The average is the county’s lowest since Aug. 19.
Pennsylvania reported 1,080 new COVID-19 cases to bring the statewide total to 2,761,697.
The commonwealth’s seven-day average is 1,251, down from 2,065 a week ago and 2,985 two weeks ago. The statewide average is the lowest since Aug. 3.
Deaths
DOH reported no new deaths attributed to the virus among Centre County residents, keeping the total at 343.
With 39 new COVID-19 deaths identified by the Pennsylvania death registry, the statewide total is 43,525.
Community level
Centre County is at the medium COVID-19 community level, according to the CDC’s latest 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.
Because of Centre County’s move from high to medium level, COVID-19 mask ordinances are no longer in effect in State College and Patton Township. Penn State also lifted some of its masking requirements on campus.
Eight of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties remain at the high community level this week, at which indoor masking is recommended: Columbia, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder and Union counties.
Nursing and personal care home cases
Long-term care facilities in Centre County reported three new COVID-19 cases among employees, while one case was removed from the resident total. 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 two active COVID-19 cases 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, 1,462 inmates are fully vaccinated, 11 are partially vaccinated and 197 are not vaccinated. Among staff, 314 are fully vaccinated and 314 are not vaccinated.
Rockview has 1,686 inmates who are fully vaccinated and 62 who are not vaccinated. Among staff, 352 are fully vaccinated and 365 are not vaccinated.
Vaccinations
As of Friday morning, 94,287 people in Centre County are fully vaccinated, an increase of 55 since Thursday, and 14,099 are partially covered [+6]. Booster doses have been administered to 48,954 county residents [+63].
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 67.1% 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): 8,532 confirmed [+8], 1,178 probable [+3]
16823 (Bellefonte and Pleasant Gap): 6,174 confirmed [+5], 569 probable [+1]
16803 (State College): 3,202 confirmed [+1], 646 probable [+1]
16866 (Philipsburg): 2,045 confirmed [+1], 297 probable
16802 (University Park): 1,837 confirmed [+1], 273 probable [+1]
16870 (Port Matilda): 1,270 confirmed [+1], 169 probable
16841 (Howard): 1,074 confirmed [-1], 99 probable
16828 (Centre Hall): 777 confirmed, 81 probable
16827 (Boalsburg): 734 confirmed, 101 probable
16875 (Spring Mills): 646 confirmed, 73 probable
16844 (Julian): 539 confirmed, 52 probable
16845 (Karthaus): 517 confirmed, 35 probable
16877 (Warrior’s Mark): 293 confirmed [+1], 29 probable
16853 (Milesburg): 285 confirmed, 20 probable
16874 (Snow Shoe): 273 confirmed [+1], 37 probable
16826 (Blanchard): 243 confirmed, 16 probable
16865 (Pennsylvania Furnace): 222 confirmed, 21 probable
16820 (Aaronsburg): 189 confirmed [+1], 26 probable
16829 (Clarence): 179 confirmed, 24 probable
16854 (Millheim): 177 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): 96 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): 43 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: 29,443 [+14]
Clearfield: 19,098 [+16]
Mifflin: 12,203 [+3]
Union: 11,600 [+19]
Huntingdon: 11,426 [+10]
Clinton: 8,987 [+6]
