March 4 update: Centre County reports 50 new cases of COVID-19; Pa. has 3,028 positives
Centre County reported 50 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, which brings the total to 13,050. In all, there have been 11,984 confirmed cases and 1,066 probable cases, as well as 61,608 negative tests.
The Department of Health continues to count 211 deaths in the county.
Pennsylvania added 3,028 cases to bring the total to 941,439. There have been 3.92 million negative tests and 91% of people have recovered statewide.
There have been 24,219 deaths, an increase of 50.
Mount Nittany Medical Center is treating 17 COVID-19 patients between the ages of 24 and 84, a spokesperson said Thursday morning. That’s an increase of five patients from Wednesday’s update.
Across Pennsylvania, average hospitalizations are down by more than 4,000 from the December high and remain below the peak from last spring.
Statewide, 2.55 million vaccines have been administered to 1.76 million people. Centre County residents have received 27,603 first doses and 13,488 second doses.
Centre County ranks 22nd in the state for rate of first vaccine dose per 100,000 residents, according to Health Department data. (In other words, 21 counties in the state have a higher vaccination rate.) While Cameron County has the highest vaccination rate and the smallest population, there are some larger counties high up on the list. For example, Montgomery County (population 830,915) ranks seventh.
The state’s figures do not account for vaccines given in Philadelphia, as health officials there receive their own allotment.
Centre County long-term care facilities added three resident cases and one employee case. One facility was removed from the count, as well. There have been 712 resident cases, 148 employee cases and 161 deaths in 17 nursing and personal care homes.
Statewide, there have been 67,544 resident cases, 13,291 employee cases and 12,565 resident deaths at 1,562 long-term care facilities.
The breakdown of confirmed Centre County cases by ZIP code, and the change from the previous day (if any), is as follows, according to the Health Department:
- 16801 (State College): 4,714 (+14)
- 16823 (Bellefonte/Pleasant Gap): 2,205 (+10)
- 16803 (State College): 1,138 (+2)
- 16686 (Tyrone): 924 (+3)
- 16802 (University Park): 832 (+8)
- 16866 (Philipsburg): 746 (+2)
- 16870 (Port Matilda): 387
- 16841 (Howard): 334
- 16845 (Karthaus): 255
- 16828 (Centre Hall): 240
- 16875 (Spring Mills): 230
- 16827 (Boalsburg): 223
- 16822 (Beech Creek): 170 (+1)
- 16844 (Julian): 168 (+1)
- 16666 (Osceola Mills): 150
- 16853 (Milesburg): 114
- 16877 (Warriors Mark): 94
- 16874 (Snow Shoe): 93 (+1)
- 16865 (Pennsylvania Furnace): 73
- 16826 (Blanchard): 66 (+1)
- 16854 (Millheim): 59
- 16829 (Clarence): 55
- 16872 (Rebersburg): 53
- 16820 (Aaronsburg): 48
- 16851 (Lemont): 46
- 16859 (Moshannon): 42
- 16856 (Mingoville): 28
- 16868 (Pine Grove Mills): 25 (+1)
- 16832 (Coburn): 24
- 16677 (Sandy Ridge): 22
- 16860 (Munson): 20
- 16852 (Madisonburg): 17
- 16864 (Orviston): 13
- 16835 (Unionville): 11
- 16804 (State College): 8
- 16882 (Woodward): 8
The state does not identify exactly where a case occurred in a ZIP code that spans multiple counties.
This story was originally published March 4, 2021 at 12:31 PM with the headline "March 4 update: Centre County reports 50 new cases of COVID-19; Pa. has 3,028 positives."