Centre County reported 64 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday to increase its total to 22,800, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Among total cases 20,531 are confirmed and 2,269 are probable.
Pennsylvania added 5,766 positives, bringing the statewide total to 1,736,920.
The county also had 41 new negative test results to bring the total to 84,691. Statewide, there were 2,792 new negatives for a total of 5,906,526.
Deaths
DOH reported no new deaths attributed to the virus among Centre County residents, keeping the total at 258.
With 113 new COVID-19 deaths identified by the Pennsylvania death registry, the statewide total is now 33,421.
Hospitalizations
Mount Nittany Medical Center is treating 41 COVID-19 inpatients, three fewer than on Monday, with five in intensive care [+1] and three on ventilators [-1]
The patients range in age from 27 to 95, according to Mount Nittany’s COVID-19 inpatient dashboard. Twelve are fully vaccinated and 29 are not vaccinated.
Pennsylvania has 3,876 COVID-19 inpatients, 142 more than on Monday, with 873 in intensive care [+37] and 498 on ventilators [+15], according to the DOH hospital preparedness dashboard. The statewide COVID-19 hospitalizations are the most since Jan. 25.
An estimated 91% of COVID-19 patients in the state have recovered, according to a DOH calculation that considers a case as recovered if it has not been reported as a death and it is more than 30 days past the date of the first positive test or onset of symptoms.
Prison cases
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, Benner state prison has 39 active COVID-19 cases among inmates — 39 fewer than were listed on Monday and now the second highest total among state correctional facilities — and 34 among staff [+6], the highest among any SCI.
Rockview state prison has two active inmate cases [-1] and 11 among staff [+6].
Both facilities are in Benner Township.
At Benner, 1,564 inmates are fully vaccinated, 14 are partially vaccinated and 197 are not vaccinated. Among staff, 281 are fully vaccinated and 347 are not vaccinated.
Rockview has 1,678 inmates who are fully vaccinated and 60 who are not vaccinated. Among staff, 324 are fully vaccinated and 393 are not vaccinated.
Transmission level
All 67 counties in Pennsylvania are at the highest level for community transmission of COVID-19 on the Centers for Disease Control scale, according to the latest county-level data update.
Transmission levels are based on positivity rate and cases per 100,000 people for the previous seven days. At the substantial and high levels, CDC guidance recommends all people, regardless of vaccination status, wear masks in public indoor settings.
Vaccinations
As of Tuesday morning, 87,020 people in Centre County are fully vaccinated [+456 since Monday] and 11,205 are partially covered [-326]. Third doses have been administered to 22,950 county residents [+298].
Among the county’s entire population, 68.8% have received at least one dose and 52.6% are fully vaccinated, according to the CDC. Among adult residents, 75.2% have received at least one dose and 58.5% are fully vaccinated.
Statewide, 69.2% of adults and 58.3% of the total population are fully vaccinated.
Vaccination appointments through Centre Volunteers in Medicine, Mount Nittany Health and through other pharmacies and providers listed at vaccines.gov.
All adults are now 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): 6,578 confirmed [+10], 592 probable [-2]
16823 (Bellefonte and Pleasant Gap): 3,907 confirmed [+16], 381 probable [+3]
16803 (State College): 1,881 confirmed [+3], 298 probable [+3]
16802 (University Park): 1,604 confirmed, 94 probable [+1]
16866 (Philipsburg): 1,275 confirmed [+3], 216 probable
16870 (Port Matilda): 747 confirmed [+2], 112 probable
16841 (Howard): 694 confirmed [+3], 80 probable
16875 (Spring Mills): 489 confirmed [+4], 59 probable
16828 (Centre Hall): 488 confirmed [+2], 52 probable
16827 (Boalsburg): 437 confirmed [+1], 63 probable
16845 (Karthaus): 353 confirmed, 23 probable [+1]
16844 (Julian): 352 confirmed [+3], 42 probable
16853 (Milesburg): 194 confirmed [+1], 12 probable
16877 (Warrior’s Mark): 191 confirmed, 23 probable
16874 (Snow Shoe): 165 confirmed [+2], 27 probable
16826 (Blanchard): 154 confirmed [+1], 14 probable
16854 (Millheim): 124 confirmed [+1], 13 probable
16829 (Clarence): 121 confirmed, 23 probable [-1]
16865 (Pennsylvania Furnace): 122 confirmed [+1], 12 probable
16820 (Aaronsburg): 115 confirmed [+1], 25 probable
16872 (Rebersburg): 102 confirmed, 11 probable
16851 (Lemont): 85 confirmed [+1], 20 probable
16832 (Coburn): 62 confirmed, 5 probable
16859 (Moshannon): 61 confirmed, 5 probable
16677 (Sandy Ridge): 49 confirmed, 1-4 probable
16868 (Pine Grove Mills): 43 confirmed, 7 probable
16856 (Mingoville): 35 confirmed, 9 probable
16852 (Madisonburg): 34 confirmed, 5 probable
16835 (Fleming): 34 confirmed, 8 probable
16882 (Woodward): 20 confirmed, 1-4 confirmed
16863 (Orviston): 14 confirmed
16804 (State College): 13 confirmed
Cases among Centre County’s bordering counties
Blair: 20,647 [+53]
Clearfield: 12,745 [+42]
Mifflin: 8,154 [+13]
Union: 8,139 [+18]
Huntingdon: 7,601 [+21]
Clinton: 6,012 [+26]
