April 23 update: Centre County adds 33 COVID-19 cases; Pa. reports 4,188 new positives
Mount Nittany Medical Center is seeing the highest number of COVID-19 patients since the post-holiday period at the start of the year.
So far this month, there have been 118 COVID admissions with an average daily count of 25 patients, Mount Nittany Physician Group Chief Medical Officer Dr. Christopher Hester said Friday. Last month saw 124 COVID admissions with an average daily count of 18 patients.
Hester urged community members to maintain safety measures such as social distancing, mask wearing and frequent hand washing.
“With all Pennsylvanians ages 16 and older eligible to schedule their vaccination appointments – 16- and 17-year-olds are currently eligible for the Pfizer vaccine – we are hopeful for a time in the near future when we’ll be able to relax these guidelines, but until more people are vaccinated, we must continue to consistently take the proper safety precautions.,” Hester said in Mount Nittany Health’s weekly update.
Mount Nittany has given almost 37,000 vaccines so far and maintains a waitlist for appointments.
Centre County reported 33 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday to bring the total to 15,992. Overall, there have been 14,595 confirmed cases and 1,397 probable cases along with 67,219 negative tests.
Pennsylvania added 4,188 cases, which brings the state’s total to 1,126,850. There have been 4.33 million negative tests and 89% of people have recovered.
With an additional 59 deaths (none in Centre County), the statewide total rose to 25,938.
Pennsylvania has given 7.79 million vaccine doses to 4.98 million people, excluding Philadelphia and federal facilities. The state has given first doses to 45.3% of the eligible population, which ranks 10th in the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The state also ranks fifth in the country for total doses administered, the CDC said.
In Centre County, 61,114 partial vaccinations and 46.509 full vaccinations have been given to 66,913 people.
Mount Nittany Health is treating 21 COVID-19 patients between the ages of 31 and 86. That’s two fewer patients than Thursday’s update.
Statewide, average daily hospitalizations are about 3,500 below the December peak, but they have been increasing recently. Since the beginning of the month, the number of total patients has increased by more than 700.
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): 5,432 (+5)
- 16823 (Bellefonte/Pleasant Gap): 2,605 (+9)
- 16803 (State College): 1,399 (+2)
- 16802 (University Park): 1,320 (+1)
- 16686 (Tyrone): 1,058 (+8)
- 16866 (Philipsburg): 842 (+4)
- 16870 (Port Matilda): 492
- 16841 (Howard): 413 (+2)
- 16828 (Centre Hall): 298 (+2)
- 16875 (Spring Mills): 287 (+1)
- 16827 (Boalsburg): 281 (+2)
- 16845 (Karthaus): 274 (+1)
- 16822 (Beech Creek): 212
- 16666 (Osceola Mills): 197 (+3)
- 16844 (Julian): 191
- 16853 (Milesburg): 130
- 16877 (Warriors Mark): 123 (+2)
- 16874 (Snow Shoe): 101
- 16865 (Pennsylvania Furnace): 86 (+1)
- 16826 (Blanchard): 80
- 16854 (Millheim): 78
- 16872 (Rebersburg): 71 (+1)
- 16829 (Clarence): 68
- 16820 (Aaronsburg): 63 (+1)
- 16851 (Lemont): 58
- 16859 (Moshannon): 45
- 16677 (Sandy Ridge): 29 (+1)
- 16832 (Coburn): 29
- 16856 (Mingoville): 29
- 16868 (Pine Grove Mills): 28
- 16860 (Munson): 27
- 16852 (Madisonburg): 20
- 16835 (Unionville): 14 (+1)
- 16882 (Woodward): 14
- 16864 (Orviston): 13
- 16804 (State College): 11
- 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.
This story was originally published April 23, 2021 at 12:22 PM.