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Centre County Adds 33 COVID-19 Cases; Pennsylvania Reports 4,892 New Positives

State College - covid-19 dashboard 9-30-21

Pennsylvania and Centre County COVID-19 dashboard for Sept. 30, 2021. Image via Pennsylvania Department of Health.

Geoff Rushton

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Centre County reported 33 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday to bring its total to 19,320. Among total cases 17,495 are confirmed and 1,825 are probable.

Pennsylvania added 4,892 positives to increase the statewide total to 1,429,940.

The county also had 91 new negative test results for a total of 79,460. Statewide there were 11,389 negatives to bring the total to 5,453,490.

Deaths

DOH reported no new deaths attributed to the virus among Centre County residents, keeping the total at 235.

With 77 new COVID-19 deaths statewide, Pennsylvania’s total is 29,400.

Hospitalizations

Mount Nittany Medical Center is treating 41 COVID-19 inpatients, five more than on Wednesday, with six in intensive care and six on ventilators. The patients range in age from 11 to 89. According to the medical center’s COVID-19 inpatient dashboard, 12 are fully vaccinated against the virus and 29 are not vaccinated.

Statewide, Pennsylvania has 2,795 COVID-19 inpatients, an decrease of 48 since Wednesday, with 694 in intensive care [+13] and 379 on ventilators [+3]. Hospitalizations are at their highest level since April 23.

An estimated 90% 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 Tuesday 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 Thursday morning, 83,105 people in Centre County are fully vaccinated [+61 since Wednesday] and 6,350 are partially covered [-9]. Booster doses have been administered to 2,005 county residents [+285].

Among the county’s entire population, 61.9% have received at least one dose and 53.3% are fully vaccinated, according to the CDC. Among adult residents, 69% have received at least one dose and 59.4% are fully vaccinated

Statewide, 68.7% of adults are fully 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): 6,129 confirmed [+3], 491 probable [+3]

16823 (Bellefonte and Pleasant Gap): 3,110 confirmed [+7], 317 probable [+1]

16803 (State College): 1,674 confirmed [+2], 240 probable [+3]

16802 (University Park): 1,536 confirmed, 70 probable [+2]

16866 (Philipsburg): 1,057 confirmed [+5], 151 probable

16870 (Port Matilda): 607 confirmed [+5], 89 probable

16841 (Howard): 536 confirmed [+3], 68 probable

16828 (Centre Hall): 388 confirmed, 41 probable

16875 (Spring Mills): 372 confirmed, 48 probable

16827 (Boalsburg): 368 confirmed, 49 probable

16845 (Karthaus): 310 confirmed, 16 probable

16844 (Julian): 267 confirmed, 34 probable

16853 (Milesburg): 152 confirmed, 12 probable

16877 (Warrior’s Mark): 149 confirmed, 21 probable

16874 (Snow Shoe): 131 confirmed [+2], 21 probable

16826 (Blanchard): 115 confirmed, 12 probable

16865 (Pennsylvania Furnace): 105 confirmed, 9 probable

16854 (Millheim): 99 confirmed, 8 probable

16820 (Aaronsburg): 97 confirmed [+1], 20 probable

16872 (Rebersburg): 84 confirmed, 9 probable

16829 (Clarence): 84 confirmed, 21 probable

16851 (Lemont): 70 confirmed, 15 probable

16859 (Moshannon): 52 confirmed, 1-4 probable

16832 (Coburn): 45 confirmed, 5 probable

16677 (Sandy Ridge): 42 confirmed, 1-4 probable

16868 (Pine Grove Mills): 34 confirmed, 5 probable

16856 (Mingoville): 31 confirmed, 8 probable

16835 (Fleming): 28 confirmed, 7 probable

16852 (Madisonburg): 26 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: 15,487 [+54]

Clearfield: 10,132 [+29]

Union: 6,831 [+17]

Mifflin: 6,348 [+36]

Huntingdon: 6,172 [+23]

Clinton: 4,345 [+25]