April 30 update: Centre County ends month with highest COVID-19 case total since January
Centre County ended April with the highest monthly COVID-19 case total since January. There have been 1,728 cases this month compared to 1,659 in March and 1,646 in February.
December remains the pandemic’s busiest month with 2,590 cases and 91 deaths in the county.
Mount Nittany Medical Center saw the third highest average daily count of COVID patients and the third highest month of COVID admissions in April, officials said Friday.
This month, there was a daily average of 26 COVID patients and 149 total admissions, Tiffany Cabibbo, Mount Nittany Health executive vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer, said in a statement. In March, there was a daily average of 18 COVID patients and 124 total admissions.
“As we continue to remind everyone, it is essential that continue to work to consistently practice safety measures including masking, frequent hand washing and social distancing,” Cabibbo said. “Please help us by doing your part.”
The county reported 50 new COVID-19 cases Friday to bring the overall total to 16,325. There have been 14,891 confirmed cases and 1,434 probable cases along with 67,912 negative tests.
No new county deaths were reported Friday, leaving the monthly total at seven and the overall total at 220.
Pennsylvania added 4,607 cases, which brings the total to 1,151,005. Not all of these cases are new, however — the state Health Department said a lab submitted almost 300 test results that date back to December. There have been 4.39 million negative tests and 89% of people have recovered.
There have been 26,218 deaths, an increase of 39.
The state has administered 8.47 million vaccine doses to 5.33 million people (excluding Philadelphia and federal facilities). Pennsylvania has given first doses to 49% of the population, which ranks 10th in the country, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The state also ranks fifth in total doses, the CDC said.
In Centre County, 116,184 vaccinations have been given (65,490 partial and 50,694 full) to 71,458 people.
Vaccination clinics are being offered locally by Mount Nittany Health and Centre Volunteers in Medicine and at the Bryce Jordan Center. Vaccines are also available at pharmacies across the area.
Statewide, daily average hospitalizations are starting to decline after peaking at 2,661 patients, the state said. That’s just below the spring 2020 peak of 2,751.
Mount Nittany Medical Center is treating 19 COVID-19 patients between the ages of 34 and 100, a spokesperson said Friday. That’s three fewer patients than Thursday’s update.
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): 5,515 (+17)
- 16823 (Bellefonte/Pleasant Gap): 2,669 (+2)
- 16803 (State College): 1,440 (+7)
- 16802 (University Park): 1,344 (+5)
- 16686 (Tyrone): 1,080 (+5)
- 16866 (Philipsburg): 863 (+1)
- 16870 (Port Matilda): 505 (+1)
- 16841 (Howard): 424 (+1)
- 16828 (Centre Hall): 304
- 16875 (Spring Mills): 291
- 16827 (Boalsburg): 285
- 16845 (Karthaus): 280
- 16822 (Beech Creek): 214
- 16666 (Osceola Mills): 202
- 16844 (Julian): 198 (+1)
- 16853 (Milesburg): 131
- 16877 (Warriors Mark): 123
- 16874 (Snow Shoe): 102
- 16865 (Pennsylvania Furnace): 86
- 16826 (Blanchard): 83
- 16854 (Millheim): 81 (+1)
- 16872 (Rebersburg): 73
- 16820 (Aaronsburg): 69 (+2)
- 16829 (Clarence): 68
- 16851 (Lemont): 58
- 16859 (Moshannon): 45
- 16832 (Coburn): 30 (+1)
- 16677 (Sandy Ridge): 29
- 16856 (Mingoville): 29
- 16868 (Pine Grove Mills): 29
- 16860 (Munson): 27
- 16852 (Madisonburg): 21
- 16835 (Unionville): 15
- 16882 (Woodward): 14
- 16864 (Orviston): 13
- 16804 (State College): 11
The state does not provide specific numbers when there are fewer than five cases to protect patient privacy.
This story was originally published April 30, 2021 at 12:06 PM.