Centre County Coroner’s Office confirms 14th and 15th death attributed to COVID-19
Two deaths attributed to the new coronavirus were confirmed Wednesday by the Centre County Coroner’s Office, bringing the total to 15.
A 77-year-old man died Tuesday at Mount Nittany Medical Center, county Coroner Scott Sayers and hospital spokesperson Anissa Ilie said.
A long-term care facility resident in the 16801 ZIP code also died Tuesday, Sayers said. She was 62.
The deaths were the first attributed to COVID-19 by the coroner’s office since Oct. 23. Ages have ranged from 62 to 101.
The state Health Department did not report any new deaths Wednesday in Centre County. Its tally remained at 16.
The DOH identifies deaths by county of legal residence, not by where the death happened. Coroners may identify deaths by where they happened, which is not used for public health practices.
About two-thirds of the state’s 8,718 have been reported in nursing or personal care homes.
There have been 130 cases among residents and 41 cases among employees at 12 long-term care facilities in Centre County. Twelve deaths have been reported.
Pennsylvania reported its second-highest daily increase in COVID-19 cases Wednesday, with 2,228 new cases. The five highest one-day increases have occurred in the past seven days.
Centre County added 41 new cases to push the total to 4,138 since March 20. Of that total, 3,971 cases are confirmed and 167 are probable. There have been 35,981 negative tests.
Fourteen patients are hospitalized due to COVID-19 as of Wednesday, a decrease of two since Tuesday. One patient is on a ventilator, according to the state dashboard.
This story was originally published October 28, 2020 at 2:56 PM.