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Centre County Adds 26 COVID-19 Cases; Pennsylvania Reports 2,569 New Positives

Pennsylvania and Centre County COVID-19 dashboard for Sept. 20, 2021. Image via Pennsylvania Department of Health.

Geoff Rushton

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Centre County reported 26 new COVID-19 cases on Monday to bring its total to 18,791, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Among total cases 17,028 are confirmed and 1,763 are probable.

Pennsylvania added 2,569 new positives to increase the statewide total to 1,382,933.

The county also had 41 new negative test results for a total of 78,154. Statewide there were 8,679 negatives to bring the total to 5,344,407.

Deaths

DOH reported no new deaths attributed to the virus among Centre County residents, keeping the total at 233.

With two new COVID-19 deaths statewide, Pennsylvania’s total is 28,864.

Hospitalizations

According to the DOH hospital preparedness dashboard, 34 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in Centre County, a decrease of eight since Friday, when hospitalization data was last updated. Two are in intensive care and two are on ventilators

Pennsylvania had 2,386 COVID-19 inpatients, an increase of 49 since Friday, with 602 in intensive care [+13] and 302 [+19] on ventilators. Hospitalizations are at their highest level since April 28.

An estimated 91% 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 Sunday 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 Monday morning, 82,223 people in Centre County are fully vaccinated [+204 since Friday] and 6,497 are partially covered [-27]. Since Aug. 13, 1,061 have received a booster dose. According to the Centers for Disease Control, 61.1% of the county’s entire population and 68% of adult residents have received at least one dose.

Statewide, 67.8% 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 MedicineMount Nittany Health and through other pharmacies and providers listed at vaccines.gov.

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): 6,044 confirmed [+11], 475 probable

16823 (Bellefonte and Pleasant Gap): 3,034 confirmed, 307 probable

16803 (State College): 1,639 confirmed [+10], 231 probable [-2]

16802 (University Park): 1,527 confirmed, 67 probable

16866 (Philipsburg): 1,020 confirmed [+1], 142 probable

16870 (Port Matilda): 585 confirmed [+1], 88 probable

16841 (Howard): 512 confirmed [+2], 64 probable

16828 (Centre Hall): 373 confirmed [+2], 39 probable

16875 (Spring Mills): 360 confirmed, 47 probable

16827 (Boalsburg): 352 confirmed, 49 probable

16845 (Karthaus): 304 confirmed, 14 probable

16844 (Julian): 259 confirmed [+1], 32 probable

16853 (Milesburg): 149 confirmed, 12 probable

16877 (Warrior’s Mark): 143 confirmed, 21 probable

16874 (Snow Shoe): 124 confirmed [+1], 20 probable

16826 (Blanchard): 103 confirmed [+1], 12 probable

16865 (Pennsylvania Furnace): 99 confirmed, 9 probable

16854 (Millheim): 95 confirmed [+1], 8 probable

16820 (Aaronsburg): 90 confirmed, 20 probable

16829 (Clarence): 83 confirmed, 20 probable

16872 (Rebersburg): 82 confirmed, 9 probable

16851 (Lemont): 69 confirmed, 12 probable

16859 (Moshannon): 50 confirmed, 1-4 probable

16832 (Coburn): 44 confirmed, 5 probable

16677 (Sandy Ridge): 35 confirmed, 1-4 probable

16868 (Pine Grove Mills): 34 confirmed, 1-4 probable

16856 (Mingoville): 31 confirmed, 8 probable

16835 (Fleming): 25 confirmed, 7 probable

16852 (Madisonburg): 25 confirmed, 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: 14,908 [+33]

Clearfield: 9,818 [+24]

Union: 6,663 [+8]

Mifflin: 6,024 [+16]

Huntingdon: 5,881 [+13]

Clinton: 4,154 [+8]