Centre County adds 162 cases of COVID-19
Centre County added 162 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, according to the state Department of Health, bringing its total to 2,393 since March 20. Of that total, 2,327 cases have been confirmed and 66 are probable. There have been 25,017 negative tests.
There are five patients hospitalized in Centre County due to COVID-19, according to the state’s dashboard. None of those patients are on ventilators.
There have been 11 deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Centre County, according to the Department of Health. Of those deaths, DOH data shows eight were nursing or personal care home residents. The county coroner’s office reported one death in April, five in May and one in August.
The breakdown of Centre County cases by ZIP code is as follows, according to the DOH:
- 16801 (State College): 1,496 confirmed (111 new cases), 27 probable
- 16802 (University Park): 336 (26 new cases), 1-4 probable
- 16803 (State College): 149 (8 new cases), 9 probable
- 16823 (Bellefonte and Pleasant Gap): 91 (3 new cases), 10 probable
- 16686 (Tyrone): 36 (2 new cases), 1-4 probable
- 16866 (Philipsburg): 28, 1-4 probable
- 16827 (Boalsburg): 27, 0 probable
- 16841 (Howard): 26, 1-4 probable
- 16870 (Port Matilda): 27, 1-4 probable
- 16875 (Spring Mills): 25, 0 probable
- 16828 (Centre Hall): 15, 1-4 probable
- 16822 (Beech Creek): 12, 0 probable
- 16851 (Lemont): 10 (1 new case), 0 probable
- 16666 (Osceola Mills): 8, 1-4 probable
- 16853 (Milesburg): 12 (four new cases, 0 probable
- 16844 (Julian): 6, 0 probable
- 16854 (Millheim): 6, 1-4 probable
- 16820 (Aaronsburg): 5, 1-4probable
- 16845 (Karthaus): 5, 0 probable
- 16865 (Pennsylvania Furnace): 5, 0 probable
- 16877 (Warriors Mark): 5, 0 probable
- 16804, 16826, 16829, 16832, 16852, 16856, 16860, 16868, 16872, 16874, 16882: 1-4 cases each
The state does not provide specific numbers when there are fewer than five cases to protect patient privacy, and does not identify exactly where a case occurred in a ZIP code that spans multiple counties.
Pennsylvania added 1,029 cases Friday, which brought the statewide total to 155,232. An estimated 82% of patients recovered statewide, according to the DOH.
Pennsylvania has recorded 8,103 deaths attributed to COVID-19, an increase of 22 since Thursday.
On Friday, the state Health Department opened a free testing site at the Nittany Mall that can accommodate up to 500 people per day. The site, which conducted tests from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, is scheduled to be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, as well as Sept. 29-Oct. 3.
Tests are expected to be conducted on a first-come, first-served basis. You do not need to exhibit symptoms, schedule an appointment or have insurance to get tested for the virus at the site. A photo identification is required.
This story was originally published September 26, 2020 at 12:16 PM.
