Centre County reported 105 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday to bring its total to 14,597, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
Pennsylvania added 4,557 cases for a statewide total of 1,024,857.
The county also had 121 additional negative test results, increasing its total to 64,950. Across Pennsylvania, there were 8,320 new negatives for a total of 4,135,022.
DOH reported no new deaths attributed to the virus among Centre County residents for the 25th consecutive day, keeping the total at 213.
With 44 new COVID-19 deaths reported statewide, Pennsylvania’s total is 25,093.
Mount Nittany Medical Center is treating 28 COVID-19 inpatients as of Wednesday morning, one fewer than on Tuesday. The patients range in age from 44 to 90.
For the month of March, the hospital has had 118 COVID positive inpatients, with an average daily census of 18.
COVID-19 inpatient numbers at Mount Nittany are at their highest level in seven weeks, and the hospital is prepared to adjust services if needed, Dr. Christopher Hester, chief clinical officer, said in a statement. That could include rescheduling of nonessential surgeries and procedures.
“We understand that with warmer weather upon us, there is a desire to return to a sense of normalcy in our lives,” Hester said. “With picnic, baseball and outdoor activity season just around the corner, we, too, are ready to get past this pandemic. And while we have made great strides in the past year, we are not there yet.
“We ask that you please help us by continuing to avoid social gatherings, keep wearing your masks and frequently wash your hands. These measures have been proven to help stop the spread of COVID-19, and we need the entire community to do its part so that each of us is once again able to safely enjoy quality time spent with family and friends.”
Statewide, hospitalizations continue to rise, with 2,075 COVID-19 inpatients, including 420 in intensive care and 211 on ventilators as of Wednesday morning.
Centre County nursing and personal care homes added one new case among employees. A total of 18 long-term care facilities in the county have had a combined 723 resident cases, 154 employee cases and 162 resident deaths.
An estimated 91% of COVID-19 patients in the state have recovered, per a health department calculation.
A total of 43,725 people in Centre County are at least partially covered by the COVID-19 vaccine. The total includes 26,565 who are fully covered, either through the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine or both required doses of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines, according to health department data.
Among Pennsylvania’s cases, 872,257 are confirmed and 152,600 are probable. In Centre County, 13,318 are confirmed and 1,279 are probable.
Centre County’s cases by zip code, according to available DOH data:
*Note: Changes are in brackets. Specific numbers for zip codes with 1-4 cases are redacted by the health department.
16801 (State College): 5,080 confirmed [+35], 362 probable [-6]
16823 (Bellefonte and Pleasant Gap): 2,377 confirmed [+11], 204 probable [+6]
16803 (State College): 1,275 confirmed [+3], 158 probable [+5]
16802 (University Park): 1,166 confirmed [+25], 53 probable [+4]
16866 (Philipsburg): 790 confirmed [+3], 119 probable [+1]
16870 (Port Matilda): 447 confirmed [+1], 67 probable [+1]
16841 (Howard): 362 confirmed [+4], 39 probable [+1]
16845 (Karthaus): 262 confirmed, 9 probable
16828 (Centre Hall): 260 confirmed, 30 probable
16827 (Boalsburg): 259 confirmed [+1], 37 probable
16875 (Spring Mills): 250 confirmed [+2], 35 probable [+2]
16844 (Julian): 183 confirmed [+1], 19 probable
16853 (Milesburg): 121 confirmed, 6 probable
16877 (Warrior’s Mark): 103 confirmed, 16 probable
16874 (Snow Shoe): 97 confirmed, 13 probable
16865 (Pennsylvania Furnace): 78 confirmed, 9 probable
16826 (Blanchard): 72 confirmed, 8 probable
16829 (Clarence): 63 confirmed, 13 probable
16872 (Rebersburg): 61 confirmed, 6 probable
16854 (Millheim): 61 confirmed [+1], 6 probable
16851 (Lemont): 55 confirmed, 5 probable
16820 (Aaronsburg): 48 confirmed, 15 probable [+2]
16859 (Moshannon): 42 confirmed, 1-4 probable
16856 (Mingoville): 29 confirmed [+1], 6 probable
16868 (Pine Grove Mills): 27 confirmed, 1-4 probable
16832 (Coburn): 25 confirmed, 1-4 probable
16677 (Sandy Ridge): 26 confirmed, 1-4 probable
16852 (Madisonburg): 17 confirmed, 1-4 probable
16863 (Orviston): 13 confirmed
16835 (Fleming): 11 confirmed, 6 probable
16804 (State College): 10 confirmed
16882 (Woodward): 8 confirmed
16805 (State College): 1-4 confirmed
Among Centre County’s bordering counties, Blair now has 11,151 [+30] total cases, Clearfield has 7,200 [+56], Union has 5,411 [+5], Mifflin has 4,797 [+23], Huntingdon has 4,564 [+14] and Clinton has 3,097 [+24].
