Centre County registered one new COVID-19 death on Friday, bringing its total to 320 since the start of the pandemic, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
With 137 new COVID-19 deaths identified by the Pennsylvania death registry, the statewide total is now 40,394.
DOH did not update county or statewide COVID-19 case numbers as of 5:30 p.m. on Friday. A spokesperson said the case data update was delayed but did not have an estimated time for when it would be available.
As of Thursday, Centre County had 32,760 total COVID-19 cases (29,237 confirmed and 3,523 probable) since March 2020. The rolling seven day average for new cases was 211, down from 244 a week earlier.
Pennsylvania has had 2,622,134 cases statewide. The commonwealth’s seven-day average for new cases on Thursday was 14,078, down from 21,217 a week ago.
Hospitalizations
Mount Nittany Medical Center is treating 47 COVID-19 inpatients, five fewer than on Thursday, with five in intensive care [+1] and four on ventilators [+1]
The patients range in age from 26 to 97, according to Mount Nittany’s COVID-19 inpatient dashboard. Seventeen are fully vaccinated and 30 are not vaccinated.
Centre County’s only hospital had an average daily census of 45 COVID-19 inpatients in January, its third-highest month since the start of the pandemic but down from the average of 57 in December, according to a Mount Nittany release on Friday.
Over the past week, Mount Nittany has averaged about 50 COVID inpatients per day.
“We continue to care for a high number of COVID positive patients at the medical center, and we are concerned that admissions are increasing again,” Tiffany Cabibbo, chief nursing officer, said in a statement. “Community spread is extremely high, and on behalf of the healthcare workers at Mount Nittany Health, I cannot stress enough the importance of protecting yourself and others from the virus.”
She urged community members to avoid large indoor gatherings, wear a mask, wash their hands frequently and get vaccinated and a booster shot.
Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 hospitalizations declined for the 12th consecutive day. According to the DOH hospital preparedness dashboard, 5,300 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized statewide, 254 fewer than on Thursday, with 888 patients in intensive care [-27] and 549 on ventilators [-15].
Prison cases
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, Benner state prison has eight active COVID-19 cases among inmates, two more than on Thursday, and 18 among staff.
Rockview state prison has 54 active inmate cases [-2] and 40 among staff [-10].
Both facilities are in Benner Township.
At Benner, 1,473 inmates are fully vaccinated, 13 are partially vaccinated and 192 are not vaccinated. Among staff, 308 are fully vaccinated and 320 are not vaccinated.
Rockview has 1,698 inmates who are fully vaccinated and 59 who are not vaccinated. Among staff, 342 are fully vaccinated [-1] and 375 are not vaccinated [+1].
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.
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 Friday morning, 92,790 people in Centre County are fully vaccinated, an increase of 83 since the last update on Wednesday, and 14,003 are partially covered [+24]. Booster doses have been administered to 46,691 county residents [+259].
Among the county’s entire population, 68.4% have received at least one dose, 58.2% are fully vaccinated and 49.3% are fully vaccinated with a booster, according to the CDC. Among adult residents, 73.7% have received at least one dose, 62.5% are fully vaccinated and 51.8% have received a booster.
Statewide, 75.5% of adults and 65.6% 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: 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): 8,259 confirmed, 1,031 probable
16823 (Bellefonte and Pleasant Gap): 5,736 confirmed, 531 probable
16803 (State College): 3,003 confirmed, 573 probable
16866 (Philipsburg): 1,860 confirmed, 282 probable
16802 (University Park): 1,798 confirmed, 223 probable
16870 (Port Matilda): 1,163 confirmed, 155 probable
16841 (Howard): 991 confirmed, 94 probable
16828 (Centre Hall): 708 confirmed, 78 probable
16827 (Boalsburg): 683 confirmed, 91 probable
16875 (Spring Mills): 617 confirmed, 69 probable
16844 (Julian): 512 confirmed, 50 probable
16845 (Karthaus): 487 confirmed, 34 probable
16853 (Milesburg): 269 confirmed , 19 probable
16877 (Warrior’s Mark): 265 confirmed, 30 probable
16874 (Snow Shoe): 254 confirmed, 38 probable
16826 (Blanchard): 228 confirmed, 15 probable
16865 (Pennsylvania Furnace): 212 confirmed, 18 probable
16829 (Clarence): 169 confirmed, 25 probable
16820 (Aaronsburg): 168 confirmed, 24 probable
16854 (Millheim): 166 confirmed, 15 probable
16872 (Rebersburg): 148 confirmed, 16 probable
16851 (Lemont): 141 confirmed, 24 probable
16859 (Moshannon): 94 confirmed, 6 probable
16868 (Pine Grove Mills): 86 confirmed, 10 probable
16832 (Coburn): 84 confirmed, 8 probable
16677 (Sandy Ridge): 68 confirmed, 6 probable
16835 (Fleming): 56 confirmed, 8 probable
16856 (Mingoville): 47 confirmed, 10 probable
16852 (Madisonburg): 42 confirmed, 5 probable
16882 (Woodward): 37 confirmed, 1-4 confirmed
16804 (State College): 19 confirmed, 1-4 confirmed
16863 (Orviston): 18 confirmed
16805 (State College): 1-4 confirmed
Cases among Centre County’s bordering counties
Blair: 27,309
Clearfield: 17,636
Mifflin: 11,142
Union: 10,829
Huntingdon: 10,540
Clinton: 8,347
