Centre County recorded 11 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, marking its smallest increase in six days, according to Pennsylvania Department of Health data.
The new cases bring the county’s total to 35,355 (31,366 confirmed and 3,989 probable) since March 2020. Centre County’s seven-day moving average for new cases 20.6, up from 16 a week ago and 10.6 a month ago.
Pennsylvania reported 732 new cases on Sunday, breaking a streak of five consecutive days with at least 1,200 new infections. The new cases bring the statewide total 2,797,607.
The commonwealth’s seven-day average is 1,159, up from 878 a week ago and the highest average since March 3.
Hospitalizations
Three COVID-19 inpatients are hospitalized in Centre County, one fewer than on Saturday, according to the DOH hospital preparedness dashboard. None are in intensive care or on ventilators.
Statewide, 457 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in Pennsylvania, 17 more than on Saturday, with 51 in intensive care [-2] and 31 on ventilators [+2].
Deaths
DOH reported no new COVID-19 deaths identified by the Pennsylvania death registry. Pennsylvania has had 44,488 deaths attributed to the virus since March 2020, including 348 among Centre County residents.
Community Level
Centre County remains at the “low” community level for COVID-19 for the sixth consecutive week, according to the Centers for Disease Control’s latest update on Thursday.
Community levels measure new cases, new hospitalizations and local hospital capacity to determine mitigation guidelines. At the low level, there is no recommendation for indoor masking.
Statewide, 64 of 67 counties are at the low level, with Bradford, Sullivan and Susquehanna at the medium level. At the medium level, the CDC recommends masks indoors in public for those at risk of severe illness. At the high level, universal indoor public masking is recommended.
Prison cases
Centre County’s two state prisons — Benner and Rockview — have no COVID-19 cases among inmates, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. Benner has one among staff and Rockview has none.
At Benner, 1,402 inmates are fully vaccinated, 20 are partially vaccinated and 197 are not vaccinated. Among staff, 310 are fully vaccinated and 319 are not vaccinated.
At Rockview, 1,711 inmates are fully vaccinated, two are partially vaccinated and 86 are not vaccinated. Among staff, 352 are fully vaccinated and 366 are not vaccinated.
Vaccinations
As of Sunday morning, 95,172 people in Centre County are fully vaccinated, an increase of 18 since Saturday, and 14,231 are partially covered [+3]. Booster doses have been administered to 50,311 county residents [+20].
Among the county’s entire population, 70.1% have received at least one dose, 59.6% are fully vaccinated and 51.6% are fully vaccinated with a booster, according to the CDC. Among adult residents, 75.5% have received at least one dose, 63.8% are fully vaccinated and 54.3% have received a booster.
Statewide, 77.6% of adults and 68.1% 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 eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot. All individuals 50 and older and certain immunocompromised individuals are now eligible for a second 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): 8,658 confirmed [+6], 1,221 probable [-1]
16823 (Bellefonte and Pleasant Gap): 6,235 confirmed [+1], 573 probable
16803 (State College): 3,278 confirmed [+1], 678 probable [-1]
16866 (Philipsburg): 2,092 confirmed [+2], 298 probable
16802 (University Park): 1,857 confirmed, 288 probable
16870 (Port Matilda): 1,299 confirmed, 171 probable
16841 (Howard): 1,088 confirmed, 100 probable
16828 (Centre Hall): 793 confirmed [+1], 81 probable
16827 (Boalsburg): 746 confirmed, 101 probable
16875 (Spring Mills): 651 confirmed, 74 probable
16844 (Julian): 542 confirmed [+1], 53 probable
16845 (Karthaus): 520 confirmed, 35 probable
16877 (Warrior’s Mark): 299 confirmed, 29 probable
16853 (Milesburg): 286 confirmed, 20 probable
16874 (Snow Shoe): 279 confirmed, 38 probable
16826 (Blanchard): 245 confirmed, 16 probable
16865 (Pennsylvania Furnace): 227 confirmed [+1], 22 probable
16820 (Aaronsburg): 193 confirmed, 25 probable
16854 (Millheim): 182 confirmed, 15 probable
16829 (Clarence): 181 confirmed, 25 probable
16872 (Rebersburg): 168 confirmed, 16 probable
16851 (Lemont): 159 confirmed, 29 probable
16868 (Pine Grove Mills): 100 confirmed, 11 probable
16859 (Moshannon): 98 confirmed, 6 probable
16832 (Coburn): 90 confirmed, 9 probable
16677 (Sandy Ridge): 81 confirmed, 5 probable
16835 (Fleming): 59 confirmed, 8 probable
16856 (Mingoville): 51 confirmed, 10 probable
16852 (Madisonburg): 49 confirmed, 5 probable
16882 (Woodward): 40 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: 29,707 [+4]
Clearfield: 19,309 [+4]
Mifflin: 12,292 [+4]
Union: 11,705 [+3]
Huntingdon: 11,513 [+2]
Clinton: 9,049 [+2]
