Centre County reported 27 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday — its highest increase in nearly three months — to bring its total to 17,216, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
Pennsylvania added 1,811 positives to increase the commonwealth’s total to 1,241,843.
The county also reported 100 negative test results for a total of 73,734. Statewide, there were 6,546 new negatives for a total of 4,982,837.
Centre County remains at the substantial level of community transmission — the second highest on the Centers for Disease Control scale — as of the CDC’s most recent county-level data update on Tuesday afternoon.
Because of the transmission level, Centre County government facilities, several local municipal buildings, State College Area School District and Penn State are requiring all individuals, regardless of vaccination status. CDC guidance issued in July states that all people in counties with “substantial” or “high” levels of transmission should wear masks in public indoor settings, regardless of vaccination status.
According to the DOH hospital preparedness dashboard, 14 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in Centre County, unchanged from Tuesday. One is in intensive care and on a ventilator.
COVID-19 hospitalizations statewide continue to increase. Pennsylvania has 908 COVID-19 inpatients an increase of 61 since Tuesday, with 224 in intensive care [+20] and 113 on ventilators [+8].
DOH reported no new deaths attributed to the virus among Centre County residents, keeping the total at 228 for the 40th consecutive day.
With 11 new COVID-19 deaths statewide, Pennsylvania’s total is now 27,925.
An estimated 96% of COVID-19 patients in the state have recovered, according to a DOH calculation.
DOH did not update county vaccination totals as of noon on Wednesday. As of Tuesday, 78,485 people in Centre County are fully vaccinated and 5,873 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.
Among Centre County’s cases, 15,669 are confirmed and 1,547 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): 5,711 confirmed [+5], 409 probable [-1]
16823 (Bellefonte and Pleasant Gap): 2,829 confirmed [+4], 277 probable [+1]
16803 (State College): 1,511 confirmed [+3], 194 probable
16802 (University Park): 1,406 confirmed, 57 probable
16866 (Philipsburg): 959 confirmed [+5], 132 probable
16870 (Port Matilda): 530 confirmed, 78 probable
16841 (Howard): 445 confirmed [+2], 53 probable
16828 (Centre Hall): 318 confirmed, 34 probable
16827 (Boalsburg): 307 confirmed [+1], 47 probable
16875 (Spring Mills): 307 confirmed [+1], 46 probable
16845 (Karthaus): 293 confirmed [+1], 12 probable
16844 (Julian): 225 confirmed, 24 probable
16853 (Milesburg): 138 confirmed, 8 probable
16877 (Warrior’s Mark): 130 confirmed [+1], 21 probable
16874 (Snow Shoe): 109 confirmed [+1], 17 probable
16865 (Pennsylvania Furnace): 93 confirmed, 8 probable
16826 (Blanchard): 90 confirmed, 12 probable
16854 (Millheim): 88 confirmed, 8 probable
16820 (Aaronsburg): 78 confirmed [+3], 20 probable
16872 (Rebersburg): 77 confirmed, 9 probable
16829 (Clarence): 73 confirmed, 18 probable
16851 (Lemont): 65 confirmed [+1], 7 probable
16859 (Moshannon): 45 confirmed, 1-4 probable
16832 (Coburn): 34 confirmed, 1-4 probable
16868 (Pine Grove Mills): 33 confirmed, 1-4 probable
16677 (Sandy Ridge): 33 confirmed, 1-4 probable
16856 (Mingoville): 30 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: 13,654 [+10]
Clearfield: 8,857 [+20]
Union: 6,222 [+6]
Mifflin: 5,490 [+3]
Huntingdon: 5,233 [+3]
Clinton: 3,791 [+10]
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