Central County Adds 47 COVID-19 Cases; Pennsylvania reports 3,100 new positives



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Pennsylvania and Center County COVID-19 Dashboard for September 1, 2021. Image via Pennsylvania Department of Health.

Center County on Wednesday reported 47 new cases of COVID-19 – its highest number since April 30 – to bring its total to 17,709, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Of the total cases, 16,076 are confirmed and 1,633 are probable.

Pennsylvania added 3,100 new positives to increase the state’s total to 1,303,468.

The county also had 115 negative results to bring the total to 75,535. Throughout Pennsylvania, there were 9,750 new negatives for a total of 5,152,733.

Deaths

No new deaths related to COVID-19 were identified by the Pennsylvania death registry on Wednesday. Center County has recorded 231 deaths attributed to the virus and the state has recorded 28,235.

Hospitalizations

According to the DOH Hospital Readiness Dashboard, 22 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in Center County, an increase of five since Tuesday. Two are in intensive care [-1] and one is on a ventilator [-1].

Pennsylvania has 1,835 COVID-19 hospital patients, a decrease of 15 since Tuesday, including 482 in intensive care [+8] and 235 on fans [+19]. 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

Center County remains at highest level for community transmission of COVID-19 on Centers for Disease Control scale, latest says at the county level data update Tuesday afternoon.

Statewide, 66 of 67 counties are at a high transmission level. Only Snyder County is at the substantial level, the second highest on the CDC scale.

Transmission levels are based on the positivity rate and cases per 100,000 people in the previous seven days. At substantial and high levels, CDC guidelines recommend that all people, regardless of immunization status, wear masks in indoor public places.

Vaccination

As of Wednesday morning, 80,476 people in Center County are fully vaccinated [+98 since Tuesday] and 6,521 are partially covered [-10]. According to the CDC, 59.6% of the entire county population and 66.5% of adult residents have received at least one dose.

Statewide, 65.9% of adults in Pennsylvania are fully immunized, and the Commonwealth ranks fifth nationally for total doses administered.

Vaccination appointments for 12 years and over are available via Medical Volunteer Center, Mount Nittany Health and through other pharmacies and suppliers listed on vaccins.gov.

VSbetween county offices by postal code:

* Note: changes are in parentheses. The specific numbers for postal codes with 1 to 4 cases are drawn up by the health service. Cases are not always immediately assigned to postal codes.

16,801 (State College): 5,819 confirmed [+10], 432 probable [+1]

16,823 (Bellefonte and Pleasant Gap): 2,893 confirmed [+8], 292 probable [+2]

16,803 (State College): 1,554 confirmed [+2], 210 probable

16802 (University park): 1,430 confirmed [+4], 61 probable

16866 (Philipsburg): 989 confirmed, 133 probable

16870 (Port Mathilde): 544 confirmed [+1], 84 probable

16841 (Howard): 466 confirmed, 57 probable

16828 (Center Hall): 329 confirmed, 37 probable

16875 (Spring Mills): 323 confirmed [+1], 49 probable [+1]

16827 (Boalsburg): 321 confirmed [+3], 47 likely

16845 (Karthaus): 297 confirmed [+1], 12 probable

16844 (Julien): 239 confirmed [+1], 25 probable

16853 (Milesburg): 140 confirmed [+1], 8 probable

16877 (Mark of the Warrior): 137 confirmed, 21 probable

16,874 (Snowshoes): 116 confirmed, 19 probable

16865 (Pennsylvania Furnace): 96 confirmed, 9 probable [+1]

16826 (Blanchard): 93 confirmed, 12 probable

16854 (Millheim): 92 confirmed [+2], 8 probable

16820 (Aaronsburg): 83 confirmed, 20 probable

16872 (Rebersburg): 79 confirmed [+1], 9 probable

16829 (Clarence): 81 confirmed [+1], 20 probable

16851 (Lemont): 65 confirmed, 7 probable

16859 (Moshannon): 50 confirmed, 1-4 probable

16832 (Coburn): 40 confirmed [+3], 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 (Madisonbourg): 22 confirmed [+1], 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 the counties bordering Center County

Blair: 14,091 [+27]

Free field: 9,254 [+28]

Union: 6,357 [+16]

Mifflin: 5,662 [+17]

Huntingdon: 5,486 [+18]

Clinton: 3,917 [+9]



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