Centre County and Pennsylvania recorded their largest COVID-19 case increases in two months on Wednesday, according to state health department data.
The county’s 34 new cases are its most since Feb. 23 and bring its pandemic total to 35,552 (31,525 confirmed and 4,027 probable). Centre County’s rolling seven-day average for new cases is 20, level with one week ago and up from 8.4 a month ago.
Statewide, Pennsylvania registered 2,173 new infections, the most since Feb. 26, to bring the total to 2,812,954. The commonwealth’s seven-day average is 1,595, up from 1,344 a week ago and 613 a month ago.
Hospitalizations
Mount Nittany Medical Center is treating five COVID-19 inpatients, two fewer than Tuesday. None are in intensive care or on ventilators, according to the hospital’s COVID inpatient dashboard.
Statewide COVID-19 hospitalizations climbed for the second consecutive day with the largest single-day increase since Jan. 14. According to the DOH hospital preparedness dashboard, 586 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in Pennsylvania, 48 more than on Tuesday, with 60 in intensive care [-1] and 36 on ventilators [+5].
Deaths
DOH reported no new deaths attributed to the virus among Centre County residents for the 17th consecutive day, keeping the total at 348.
With 13 new COVID-19 deaths identified by the Pennsylvania death registry, the statewide total is 44,629.
Community Level
Centre County remains at the “low” community level for COVID-19 for the seventh consecutive week, according to the Centers for Disease Control’s latest update on Friday.
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, 63 of 67 counties are at the low level, with Tioga at medium and Bradford, Sullivan and Susquehanna at high. 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 or staff, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.
At Benner, 1,419 inmates are fully vaccinated, 24 are partially vaccinated and 217 are not vaccinated. Among staff, 305 are fully vaccinated and 324 are not vaccinated.
At Rockview, 1,697 inmates are fully vaccinated, two are partially vaccinated and 78 are not vaccinated. Among staff, 350 are fully vaccinated and 368 are not vaccinated.
Vaccinations
As of Wednesday morning, 95,392 people in Centre County are fully vaccinated, an increase of 32 since Tuesday, and 14,216 are partially covered [-1]. First booster doses have been administered to 50,589 county residents [+56] and 4,383 have received a second booster [+331].
Among the county’s entire population, 70.3% have received at least one dose, 59.8% are fully vaccinated and 51.8% are fully vaccinated with a booster, according to the CDC. Among adult residents, 75.7% have received at least one dose, 63.9% are fully vaccinated and 54.5% have received a booster.
Statewide, 77.8% of adults and 68.3% 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): 8,713 confirmed [+9], 1,234 probable [+4]
16823 (Bellefonte and Pleasant Gap): 6,258 confirmed [+2], 575 probable
16803 (State College): 3,308 confirmed [+3], 686 probable [+2]
16866 (Philipsburg): 2,102 confirmed, 298 probable
16802 (University Park): 1,867 confirmed [+3], 294 probable [+1]
16870 (Port Matilda): 1,306 confirmed [+2], 171 probable
16841 (Howard): 1,091 confirmed [+1], 100 probable
16828 (Centre Hall): 800 confirmed [+1], 82 probable
16827 (Boalsburg): 748 confirmed, 102 probable
16875 (Spring Mills): 652 confirmed, 74 probable
16844 (Julian): 543 confirmed, 53 probable
16845 (Karthaus): 521 confirmed, 35 probable
16877 (Warrior’s Mark): 300 confirmed [+1], 29 probable
16853 (Milesburg): 286 confirmed, 20 probable
16874 (Snow Shoe): 280 confirmed, 38 probable
16826 (Blanchard): 248 confirmed, 16 probable
16865 (Pennsylvania Furnace): 229 confirmed [+1], 25 probable [+3]
16820 (Aaronsburg): 194 confirmed, 26 probable
16829 (Clarence): 183 confirmed, 25 probable
16854 (Millheim): 182 confirmed, 16 probable [+1]
16872 (Rebersburg): 170 confirmed, 16 probable
16851 (Lemont): 161 confirmed [+1], 30 probable
16868 (Pine Grove Mills): 101 confirmed, 11 probable
16859 (Moshannon): 98 confirmed, 6 probable
16832 (Coburn): 90 confirmed, 9 probable
16677 (Sandy Ridge): 82 confirmed, 5 probable
16835 (Fleming): 60 confirmed, 8 probable
16856 (Mingoville): 51 confirmed, 10 probable
16852 (Madisonburg): 49 confirmed, 5 probable
16882 (Woodward): 40 confirmed, 5 confirmed
16804 (State College): 21 confirmed, 1-4 confirmed
16863 (Orviston): 20 confirmed
16805 (State College): 1-4 confirmed
Cases among Centre County’s bordering counties
Blair: 29,755 [+8]
Clearfield: 19,375 [+6]
Mifflin: 12,313 [+2]
Union: 11,767 [+30]
Huntingdon: 11,539 [+6]
Clinton: 9,077 [+6]
