Centre County Adds 20 COVID-19 Cases; Pennsylvania Reports 2,169 New Positives

Centre County reported 20 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday to bring its total to 17,419, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

Pennsylvania added 2,169 positives to increase the statewide total to 1,267,709.

The county also reported 83 negative test results for a total of 74,668. Statewide, there were 6,688 new negatives for a total of 5,066,942.

Centre County remains at the substantial level for community transmission of COVID-19 — the second highest on the Centers for Disease Control scale — as of the CDC’s latest county-level data update on Saturday afternoon. Neighboring Blair, Clinton and Clearfield counties are at the highest level, while Huntingdon, Mifflin and Union are also at substantial.

According to the DOH hospital preparedness dashboard, 10 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in Centre County, one more than on Saturday, including three in intensive care [+1] and one on a ventilator.

Pennsylvania has 1,463 COVID-19 inpatients, an increase of 75 since Saturday, with 391 in intensive care [+39] and 181 on ventilators [+15]. COVID hospitalizations are at their highest level since mid-May.

DOH reported no new deaths attributed to the virus among Centre County residents on Sunday, keeping the total at 230.

With one new COVID-19 death statewide, Pennsylvania’s total is now 28,076.

An estimated 95% of COVID-19 patients in the state have recovered, according to a DOH calculation.

As of Sunday morning, 79,657 people in Centre County are fully vaccinated and 6,278 are partially covered.

Vaccination appointments for ages 12 and older are available through Centre Volunteers in Medicine, Mount Nittany Health and through other pharmacies and providers listed at vaccines.gov.

CVIM and Mount Nittany Health also are now offering the third vaccine dose recommended for people whose immune systems are moderately to severely compromised.

Among Centre County’s cases, 15,848 are confirmed and 1,571 are probable.

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): 5,745 confirmed [+5], 415 probable

16823 (Bellefonte and Pleasant Gap): 2,863 confirmed [+5], 285 probable [+1]

16803 (State College): 1,531 confirmed, 196 probable [+1]

16802 (University Park): 1,410 confirmed, 58 probable

16866 (Philipsburg): 978 confirmed, 134 probable

16870 (Port Matilda): 537 confirmed [+1], 79 probable

16841 (Howard): 460 confirmed, 55 probable

16828 (Centre Hall): 322 confirmed [+1], 34 probable

16827 (Boalsburg): 316 confirmed [+1], 47 probable

16875 (Spring Mills): 312 confirmed [+1], 47 probable

16845 (Karthaus): 294 confirmed, 12 probable

16844 (Julian): 231 confirmed [+1], 25 probable

16853 (Milesburg): 139 confirmed, 8 probable

16877 (Warrior’s Mark): 134 confirmed [+1], 21 probable

16874 (Snow Shoe): 112 confirmed, 17 probable

16865 (Pennsylvania Furnace): 95 confirmed, 8 probable

16826 (Blanchard): 92 confirmed, 12 probable

16854 (Millheim): 89 confirmed [+1], 8 probable

16820 (Aaronsburg): 82 confirmed [+2], 20 probable

16872 (Rebersburg): 78 confirmed, 9 probable

16829 (Clarence): 77 confirmed, 20 probable

16851 (Lemont): 66 confirmed, 7 probable

16859 (Moshannon): 47 confirmed, 1-4 probable

16832 (Coburn): 36 confirmed, 1-4 probable

16868 (Pine Grove Mills): 33 confirmed, 1-4 probable

16677 (Sandy Ridge): 33 confirmed, 1-4 probable

16856 (Mingoville): 31 confirmed, 6 probable

16852 (Madisonburg): 21 confirmed, 5 probable

16835 (Fleming): 17 confirmed, 7 probable

16882 (Woodward): 15 confirmed, 1-4 confirmed

16863 (Orviston): 13 confirmed

16804 (State College): 12 confirmed

Cases among Centre County’s bordering counties

Blair: 13,853 [+19]

Clearfield: 9,061 [+12]

Union: 6,273 [+2]

Mifflin: 5,547 [+6]

Huntingdon: 5,307 [+18]

Clinton: 3,857 [+7]