Centre County adds 102 weekend cases of COVID-19, and other reopening updates for Sept. 14
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College Township levied more than $10,000 in fines related to weekend wrestling tournament
More than $10,000 in fines were handed out to the organizers and the facility that welcomed more than 2,700 people to Happy Valley for a three-day wrestling tournament, College Township said Monday.
The township also lambasted Gov. Tom Wolf’s office and the state Health Department in a press release for placing the community’s health in “jeopardy” and their perceived inaction to stop the Olympic Club Duals at C3 Sports.
- by Bret Pallotto
Centre County adds 102 cases of COVID-19 since Saturday
Centre County reported 40 new cases of coronavirus Sunday and 62 new cases Monday, the state Department of Health said. Almost all of the cases are in the State College area. The state stopped issuing Sunday updates this week and released two days of data Monday.
The county has had 1,237 cases in all (1,183 confirmed and 54 probable). There have been 20,376 negative tests. Two patients are hospitalized due to COVID-19 as of Monday, according to the state dashboard.
The breakdown of Centre County cases by ZIP code is as follows, according to the DOH:
- 16801 (State College): 650 confirmed, 24 probable
- 16802 (University Park): 155, 0 probable
- 16803 (State College): 86, 6 probable
- 16823 (Bellefonte and Pleasant Gap): 81, 7 probable
- 16686 (Tyrone): 33 (1 new case), 1-4 probable
- 16866 (Philipsburg): 26, 1-4 probable
- 16827 (Boalsburg): 25, 0 probable
- 16841 (Howard): 24, 1-4 probable
- 16875 (Spring Mills): 24, 0 probable
- 16870 (Port Matilda): 23, 1-4 probable
- 16828 (Centre Hall): 14, 1-4 probable
- 16822 (Beech Creek): 12, 0 probable
- 16666 (Osceola Mills): 8, 1-4 probable
- 16844 (Julian): 6, 0 probable
- 16854 (Millheim): 6, 1-4 probable
- 16877 (Warriors Mark): 5, 0 probable
- 16820 (Aaronsburg): 5, 1-4 probable
- 16865 (Pennsylvania Furnace): 5, 0 probable
- 16804, 16829, 16832, 16845, 16852, 16860, 16868, 16872, 16874, 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.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 638 additional cases Sunday and 620 new cases Monday to bring the statewide total to 145,063. Philadelphia’s cases were not included in the statewide total due to reporting delays and are expected to be released Tuesday. There have been 1.68 million negative tests across the state, and an estimated 82% of patients have recovered.
There are a total of 7,869 deaths statewide, including no new fatalities reported Sunday and seven Monday. The state lists 11 Centre County deaths related to COVID-19.
The age breakdown of positive patients across Pennsylvania as of Monday is:
- Approximately 1% are 0-4
- Nearly 2% are 5-12
- Approximately 4% are 13-18
- Nearly 12% are 19-24
- Nearly 37% are 25-49
- Approximately 22% are 50-64
- Approximately 22% are 65 or older
- by Matt Hymowitz
Centre County nonprofits can apply for local COVID-19 relief funding. Here’s how
To help support agencies struggling amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Centre County government is set to allocate a portion of CARES Act funding to area nonprofits.
The application to receive funding from the Centre County COVID-19 County Relief Block Grant program launched Monday morning. The Board of Commissioners was awarded $14,664,804 in June to help address challenges created by the pandemic, statewide shutdown and mitigation efforts.
- by Marley Parish
Bald Eagle Area confirms first COVID-19 case in the district
The Bald Eagle Area School District has confirmed its first documented COVID-19 case, Superintendent Scott Graham announced Sunday.
In a message posted on social media, Graham said an adult at Wingate Elementary contracted the coronavirus and that all staff and students who had close contact with the individual have been notified and are required to quarantine.
- by Marley Parish
Amid record unemployment, Pa. anti-hunger advocates anticipate prolonged community need
From empty shelves in stores to long lines at food banks, hunger and poverty have become increasingly visible since March.
As the coronavirus continues to spread throughout Pennsylvania, anti-hunger advocates say uncertainty has been the biggest obstacle to their efforts. However, by operating under an “always say yes” motto, the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank and its partners have continued to feed those in need.
But community need is not going away anytime soon.
- by Marley Parish
A reimagined Centre County Farm Tour hopes to connect even more producers and consumers
Each year, the Centre County Farm Tour allows families around the area to tour approximately a dozen local farms over a day or weekend, meeting the farm families and learning more about local food systems. However, COVID-19 pandemic concerns around crowds and social distancing arose as the Centre County Farmland Trust began planning this year’s event — resulting in a new event format that can provide a larger sustainable agriculture and local foods-based experience to more people than ever before.
“We wanted to definitely keep our farm families safe and keep our tour participants safe, too,” the trust’s board president, Jennifer Shuey, said. “We started brainstorming: How can we change this up a bit? How can we not only react to the situation, but how can we maybe take this opportunity, really to reach out to even more people and share with them the message? For us, it gets back to preserving the farmland and to do that we need to connect our local eaters and community with our local producers.”
- by Holly Riddle, for the CDT
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This story was originally published September 14, 2020 at 10:20 AM.