Jan. 12 update: Centre County adds 55 COVID-19 cases; Pa. reports 7,275 new positives
The daily number of COVID-19 cases in Pennsylvania remained well below 10,000 while deaths rose above 200 on Tuesday.
The state added 7,275 cases to bring the total to 733,429. There have been 3.4 million negative tests, and 74% of people have recovered statewide, the Department of Health said.
Pennsylvania now has 18,080 COVID-related deaths, including 227 new fatalities.
Centre County reported 55 new cases Tuesday. Overall, there have been 9,840 cases (9,209 confirmed and 631 probable) and 53,752 negative tests.
Five deaths were added to Centre County’s total, which stands at 158.
In Centre County, 2,678 partial vaccinations and 835 full vaccinations have been administered. On Monday, 321 full vaccinations and 27 partial vaccinations were given. (A partial vaccination refers to only the first dose, while a full vaccination means a person has received both doses of the vaccine.)
Statewide, 311,477 doses have been given, the Health Department said.
Mount Nittany Medical Center is treating 42 COVID-19 patients between ages 28 and 99, a spokesperson said Tuesday afternoon.
Mount Nittany Health said in a statement that the hospital had a daily average of 44 COVID patients during the past week. Now that this average has fallen, Mount Nittany will resume some elective surgeries and procedures, including cardiac procedures, that do not require patients to stay overnight. Elective surgeries and procedures that do require an overnight stay are postponed through the end of the month.
The state’s hospital dashboard, which includes rehabilitation facilities, shows 43 people are being treated for COVID-19 in Centre County. That’s an increase of two. Eight patients are in intensive care and six are on ventilators. Both of those numbers are unchanged from Monday.
Pennsylvania hospitals are treating 5,232 COVID-19 patients, with 1,070 in intensive care.
The breakdown of confirmed Centre County cases by ZIP code is as follows, according to the Health Department:
- 16801 (State College): 3,546
- 16823 (Bellefonte/Pleasant Gap): 1,694
- 16802 (University Park): 796
- 16803 (State College): 783
- 16686 (Tyrone): 754
- 16866 (Philipsburg): 621
- 16870 (Port Matilda): 286
- 16841 (Howard): 253
- 16845 (Karthaus): 213
- 16875 (Spring Mills): 182
- 16828 (Centre Hall): 177
- 16827 (Boalsburg): 162
- 16822 (Beech Creek): 134
- 16844 (Julian): 116
- 16666 (Osceola Mills): 103
- 16853 (Milesburg): 89
- 16874 (Snow Shoe): 74
- 16877 (Warriors Mark): 70
- 16865 (Pennsylvania Furnace): 58
- 16829 (Clarence): 49
- 16854 (Millheim): 48
- 16826 (Blanchard): 46
- 16872 (Rebersburg): 44
- 16820 (Aaronsburg): 43
- 16851 (Lemont): 38
- 16859 (Moshannon): 33
- 16856 (Mingoville): 25
- 16677 (Sandy Ridge): 20
- 16832 (Coburn): 20
- 16860 (Munson): 18
- 16868 (Pine Grove Mills): 17
- 16852 (Madisonburg): 14
- 16804 (State College): 8
- 16835 (Unionville): 7
- 16864 (Orviston): 6
- 16882 (Woodward): 5
- 16805 (State College): 1-4
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.
Seven new cases among residents of long-term care facilities were reported in Centre County, and one case was removed from the staff total. There have been 628 resident cases, 132 employee cases and 128 deaths in 16 nursing and personal care homes.
Statewide, there have been 57,724 resident cases, 10,754 employee cases and 9,418 resident deaths at 1,500 long-term care facilities.
This story was originally published January 12, 2021 at 12:04 PM.