COVID-19 deaths continue to climb in Centre County, with most from long-term care facilities
Eleven deaths have been attributed to the coronavirus by the Centre County Coroner’s Office since Thursday.
Centre County Coroner Scott Sayers reported five new deaths Monday evening, and added six deaths to that count on Tuesday.
Eight were residents of long-term care facilities, while another three died at Mount Nittany Medical Center, Sayers wrote in a statement.
Five were residents of a nursing or personal care home in the 16823 ZIP code. Three were residents of a long-term care facility in the 16801 ZIP code.
Thirty-three deaths have been attributed to COVID-19 by the county coroner’s office, ranging in age from 62 to 104.
Cases and deaths among long-term care facility residents in Centre County have ballooned in the past month.
More than three-quarters of the county’s 268 cases among nursing or personal care home residents have been reported since Oct. 17, according to the state Health Department.
Deaths among residents have nearly tripled, rising from nine to 24.
Update: This article was updated about 5:30 p.m. to include two additional deaths reported by the Centre County Coroner’s Office.
This story was originally published November 17, 2020 at 2:34 PM.