Centre County reported one new COVID-19 death and added 24 cases of the virus on Tuesday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
The county now has had a total of 231 deaths attributed to COVID-19, including three in August. The case total stands at 17,662 (16,035 confirmed and 1,627 probable).
Pennsylvania added 3,249 new positives to bring the statewide total to 1,300,368. With 21 new deaths, the commonwealth’s total is now 28,235.
Hospitalizations
According to the DOH hospital preparedness dashboard, 17 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in Centre County, two fewer than on Monday. Three are in intensive care and two on ventilators.
Pennsylvania has 1,850 COVID-19 inpatients, an increase of 50 since Monday, with 474 in intensive care [+6] and 216 on ventilators [-2]. Hospitalizations are at their highest level since May 9.
An estimated 93% of COVID-19 patients in the state have recovered, according to a DOH calculation.
Transmission Level
Centre County remains 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 on Monday afternoon. The county had been at substantial, the second highest level, for three weeks until Friday.
Every county in Pennsylvania is now at the high level of transmission.
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, 80,378 people in Centre County are fully vaccinated [+102 since Monday] and 6,531 are partially covered [-7]. According to the CDC, 59.6% of the county’s entire population and 66.4% of adult residents have received at least one dose.
Statewide, 65.7% of Pennsylvania adults are fully vaccinated and the commonwealth ranks fifth nationally for total doses administered.
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.
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): 5,809 confirmed [+8], 431 probable
16823 (Bellefonte and Pleasant Gap): 2,885 confirmed [+1], 290 probable [+1]
16803 (State College): 1,552 confirmed, 210 probable [+3]
16802 (University Park): 1,426 confirmed [+4], 61 probable
16866 (Philipsburg): 989 confirmed [+1], 133 probable
16870 (Port Matilda): 543 confirmed [+1], 84 probable [+1]
16841 (Howard): 466 confirmed [+1], 57 probable
16828 (Centre Hall): 329 confirmed, 37 probable
16875 (Spring Mills): 322 confirmed, 48 probable [+1]
16827 (Boalsburg): 318 confirmed, 47 probable
16845 (Karthaus): 296 confirmed, 12 probable
16844 (Julian): 238 confirmed, 25 probable
16853 (Milesburg): 139 confirmed, 8 probable
16877 (Warrior’s Mark): 137 confirmed [+2], 21 probable
16874 (Snow Shoe): 116 confirmed, 19 probable [+1]
16865 (Pennsylvania Furnace): 96 confirmed, 8 probable
16826 (Blanchard): 93 confirmed [+1], 12 probable
16854 (Millheim): 90 confirmed, 8 probable
16820 (Aaronsburg): 83 confirmed, 20 probable
16872 (Rebersburg): 78 confirmed, 9 probable
16829 (Clarence): 80 confirmed [+1], 20 probable
16851 (Lemont): 65 confirmed, 7 probable
16859 (Moshannon): 50 confirmed, 1-4 probable
16832 (Coburn): 37 confirmed, 5 probable
16868 (Pine Grove Mills): 34 confirmed, 1-4 probable
16677 (Sandy Ridge): 33 confirmed, 1-4 probable
16856 (Mingoville): 31 confirmed, 8 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: 14,064 [+26]
Clearfield: 9,226 [+18]
Union: 6,341 [+13]
Mifflin: 5,645 [+11]
Huntingdon: 5,468 [+22]
Clinton: 3,908 [+4]
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