April 27 update: Centre County adds 43 cases of COVID-19; Pa. reports 3,333 new positives
Centre County reported 43 new case of COVID-19 on Tuesday to bring the total to 16,182. Overall, there have been 14,760 confirmed cases and 1,422 probable cases along with 67,618 negative tests.
Mount Nittany Medical Center is treating 27 COVID patients between the ages of 34 to 93, a spokesperson said Tuesday. That’s eight fewer patients than Monday’s update.
Pennsylvania added 3,333 cases, which brings the total to 1,139,390. There have been 4.36 million negative tests and 88% of people have recovered.
The state has given 8.13 million vaccine doses to 5.16 million people (excluding Philadelphia and federal facilities). Pennsylvania has administered first doses to 47.7% of the eligible population, which ranks 10th among all states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The state also ranks fifth for total doses given.
In Centre County, 63,932 partial vaccinations and 47,947 full vaccinations have been given to almost 70,000 people. There are 21,801 people who are partially covered and 47,947 people who are fully covered.
Statewide, 84 new deaths were reported to bring the total to 26,072. Centre County’s total remains at 219.
Average daily hospitalizations across the state are about 3.400 below the December peak, the Health Department said, though the 14-day average is continuing to rise. The number of total patients has fallen, however, over the past few days.
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): 5,485 (+10)
- 16823 (Bellefonte/Pleasant Gap): 2,640 (+10)
- 16803 (State College): 1,422 (+1)
- 16802 (University Park): 1,331 (-1)
- 16686 (Tyrone): 1,068 (+5)
- 16866 (Philipsburg): 854 (+4)
- 16870 (Port Matilda): 498
- 16841 (Howard): 419 (+1)
- 16828 (Centre Hall): 300
- 16875 (Spring Mills): 288
- 16827 (Boalsburg): 281
- 16845 (Karthaus): 280 (+3)
- 16822 (Beech Creek): 214 (+1)
- 16666 (Osceola Mills): 200
- 16844 (Julian): 196 (+1)
- 16853 (Milesburg): 131
- 16877 (Warriors Mark): 123
- 16874 (Snow Shoe): 101
- 16865 (Pennsylvania Furnace): 86
- 16826 (Blanchard): 80
- 16854 (Millheim): 80
- 16872 (Rebersburg): 72 (+1)
- 16829 (Clarence): 68
- 16820 (Aaronsburg): 65 (+1)
- 16851 (Lemont): 58
- 16859 (Moshannon): 45
- 16677 (Sandy Ridge): 29
- 16832 (Coburn): 29
- 16856 (Mingoville): 29
- 16868 (Pine Grove Mills): 29
- 16860 (Munson): 27
- 16852 (Madisonburg): 21
- 16835 (Unionville): 15 (+1)
- 16882 (Woodward): 14
- 16864 (Orviston): 13
- 16804 (State College): 11
- 16805 (State College): 0 (at least one fewer case)
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 27, 2021 at 12:47 PM with the headline "April 27 update: Centre County adds 43 cases of COVID-19; Pa. reports 3,333 new positives."