Pennsylvania had its smallest COVID-19 case increase since mid-July and Centre County recorded single-digit cases for the fifth time in the last week on Sunday.
The county’s three new positives bring its total to 34,905 (31,013 confirmed and 3,892 probable), according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
Centre County’s seven-day moving average for new cases is eight, down from 19 a week ago and 54 a month ago. The average is the county’s lowest since July 27.
Pennsylvania registered 447 new cases, its smallest increase since July 19, to bring the statewide total to 2,769,588.
The commonwealth’s seven-day average is 871, down from 1,006 a week ago and 3,538 a month ago. The statewide average is at its lowest since July 29.
Hospitalizations
According to the DOH hospital preparedness dashboard, three COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in Centre County, unchanged from Saturday, with one in intensive care and none on ventilators. Local COVID hospitalizations are at their lowest since mid-July.
Statewide, COVID-19 hospitalizations fell below 800 for the first time since Aug. 9. According to the hospital preparedness dashboard, 795 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in Pennsylvania, 29 fewer than on Saturday, with 112 in intensive care [-11] and 78 on ventilators [+3].
Deaths
DOH reported no new deaths attributed to the virus among Centre County residents, keeping the total at 345.
With five new COVID-19 deaths identified by the Pennsylvania death registry, the statewide total is now 43,839.
Prison cases
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, Benner state prison has one active COVID-19 case among inmates and one among staff .
Rockview state prison has no active inmate cases and two among staff.
Both facilities are in Benner Township.
At Benner, 1,432 inmates are fully vaccinated, 13 are partially vaccinated and 196 are not vaccinated. Among staff, 314 are fully vaccinated and 314 are not vaccinated.
Rockview has 1,713 inmates who are fully vaccinated and 66 who are not vaccinated. Among staff, 351 are fully vaccinated and 366 are not vaccinated.
Community level
Centre County is at the “low” community level for COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control’s latest update on Thursday.
Introduced on Feb. 25, community levels measure not only new cases, but also new hospitalizations and local hospital capacity to determine mitigation guidelines. At the low level, there is no recommendation for indoor masking.
All 67 counties in Pennsylvania are at the low or medium level this week. 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.
Vaccinations
As of Sunday morning, 94,455 people in Centre County are fully vaccinated, an increase of eight since Saturday, and 14,134 are partially covered [+5]. Booster doses have been administered to 49,243 county residents [+16].
Among the county’s entire population, 69.5% have received at least one dose, 59.2% are fully vaccinated and 50.9% are fully vaccinated with a booster, according to the CDC. Among adult residents, 74.9% have received at least one dose, 63.3% are fully vaccinated and 53.5% have received a booster.
Statewide, 76.8% of adults and 67.3% 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.
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): 8,551 confirmed, 1,179 probable
16823 (Bellefonte and Pleasant Gap): 6,186 confirmed [+1], 571 probable
16803 (State College): 3,216 confirmed [+1], 648 probable
16866 (Philipsburg): 2,065 confirmed, 297 probable
16802 (University Park): 1,840 confirmed, 275 probable
16870 (Port Matilda): 1,273 confirmed, 169 probable
16841 (Howard): 1,077 confirmed, 99 probable
16828 (Centre Hall): 779 confirmed, 81 probable
16827 (Boalsburg): 737 confirmed [+1], 101 probable
16875 (Spring Mills): 647 confirmed, 74 probable
16844 (Julian): 541 confirmed, 52 probable
16845 (Karthaus): 518 confirmed, 35 probable
16877 (Warrior’s Mark): 295 confirmed, 29 probable
16853 (Milesburg): 285 confirmed, 20 probable
16874 (Snow Shoe): 273 confirmed, 38 probable
16826 (Blanchard): 245 confirmed, 16 probable
16865 (Pennsylvania Furnace): 222 confirmed, 21 probable
16820 (Aaronsburg): 191 confirmed, 25 probable
16854 (Millheim): 180 confirmed, 15 probable
16829 (Clarence): 179 confirmed, 24 probable
16872 (Rebersburg): 165 confirmed, 16 probable
16851 (Lemont): 158 confirmed, 25 probable
16859 (Moshannon): 98 confirmed, 6 probable
16868 (Pine Grove Mills): 97 confirmed, 11 probable
16832 (Coburn): 90 confirmed, 8 probable
16677 (Sandy Ridge): 81 confirmed, 5 probable
16835 (Fleming): 59 confirmed, 8 probable
16856 (Mingoville): 51 confirmed, 10 probable
16852 (Madisonburg): 46 confirmed, 5 probable
16882 (Woodward): 39 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: 29,528 [+3]
Clearfield: 19,168
Mifflin: 12,235 [+1]
Union: 11,650 [+1]
Huntingdon: 11,455 [+1]
Clinton: 9,001
