Reopening updates: Centre County adds 3 new cases of COVID-19, and other updates for Aug. 13
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Centre County adds 3 new cases of COVID-19
Centre County added three new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. That brings the county’s total to 380, with 341 of those cases confirmed and 39 probable. There have been 10,018 negative tests.
The DOH reported 991 new cases statewide, bringing Pennsylvania’s total to 122,121. There have been 1,288,873 negative tests in Pennsylvania, and the state estimates that 78% of patients have recovered.
The state also added 24 new deaths on Thursday, bringing its total to 7,409. There have been 10 COVID-19-related deaths linked to Centre County, according to the DOH.
The breakdown of confirmed Centre County cases by ZIP code is as follows, according to the DOH:
- 16801 (State College): 76
- 16823 (Bellefonte and Pleasant Gap): 66 (2 new cases)
- 16803 (State College): 51 (1 new case)
- 16875 (Spring Mills): 20
- 16841 (Howard): 17
- 16866 (Philipsburg): 17
16870 (Port Matilda): 16
16827 (Boalsburg): 15
- 16822 (Beech Creek): 12
- 16828 (Centre Hall): 11
- 16686 (Tyrone): 13 (2 new cases)
- 16853 (Milesburg): 6
- 16865 (Pennsylvania Furnace): 5
- 16820 (Aaronsburg): 5
- 16854 (Millheim): 5
- 16666, 16802, 16804, 16829, 16832, 16844, 16845, 16851, 16852, 16860, 16868, 16872, 16874, 16877, 16882: 1-4 cases each.
The state does not give 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.
No patients are hospitalized due to COVID-19 in Centre County, according to the state.
- by Lauren Muthler
State College’s Welch Pool just had its season extended. Here’s how to take advantage
State College’s pool season got off to late start this year — so now the season is getting a surprise extension.
State College’s William J. Welch Community Pool will continue to operate until Sept. 27, about three weeks later than usual, to make up for the belated opening due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an announcement Wednesday by Centre Region Parks & Recreation (CRPR). The Park Forest Community Pool will still close down after Sept. 7.
“All summer we’ve been trying to determine whether we have the capability of opening the pools longer so the community has a good place to swim and a safe place to go for the recreational opportunity,” said Todd Roth, the CRPR aquatics supervisor.
- by Josh Moyer
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This story was originally published August 13, 2020 at 10:53 AM.