The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 1,032 new COVID-19 cases statewide Friday, including eight in Center County.
The new cases have brought the county’s total to 270 since the first was reported on March 20.
Center County also had 137 new negative results. A total of 6,190 patients in the county have tested negative for the virus.
In the past two weeks, Center County has added 52 new COVID-19 cases.
Statewide, the new positives on Friday marked the first time since May 10 that the community has reported more than 1,000 in a single day. Pennsylvania has had a total of 99,478 cases of the virus.
A total of 899,912 patients in Pennsylvania tested negative, an increase of 14,717 from Thursday.
An estimated 76 percent of COVID-19 patients in the state, approximately 75,603, have recovered, according to a DOH calculation.
The health department also reported 19 new deaths attributed to the virus statewide, bringing the Pennsylvania total to 6,992. For Center County, the health department reported a total of nine deaths from COVID-19, the most recent on Thursday. The County Central Coroner’s Office only confirmed six, the most recent of which on May 27. Because the health department lists deaths by county of residence, a county resident may die in another part of the state.
Statewide, 680 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, and 92 required the use of a ventilator as of noon Friday.
“As the state has put in its place new mitigation efforts To offset recent increases in cases, we must renew our commitment to protect against COVID-19 by wearing a mask, practicing social distancing, and following the requirements set forth in the bar and restaurant, meeting, and telework orders, “Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine said in a statement, “Pennsylvania has been a model for the country on how to effectively reopen using a careful and measured approach. However, we know that the virus has not disappeared as we see cases increase, so we must work. together to stop another wave. “
In the past seven days, 141,307 COVID-19 tests were administered in Pennsylvania with 5,579 positive results, according to the health department.
Among the state’s total cases, 96,651 are confirmed and 2,827 are probable. In Center County, 248 are confirmed and 22 are probable.
Center County cases by zip code are:
* Note: Specific numbers for zip codes with 1-4 cases are drawn up by the health department.
16801 (State College): 58 confirmed, 8 probable
16823 (Bellefonte): 50 confirmed, 5 probable
16803 (State College): 42 confirmed, 1-4 likely
16827 (Boalsburg): 14 confirmed [+1]
16841 (Howard): 13 confirmed [+1], 1-4 probable
16875 (Spring Mills): 11 confirmed [+2], 1-4 probable
16870 (Port Matilda): 10 confirmed, 1-4 probable
16828 (Central Hall): 8 confirmed, 1-4 probable
16866 (Philipsburg): 7 confirmed [+1]
16853 (Milesburg): 6 confirmed
16820 (Aaronsburg), 16826 (Blanchard), 16829 (Clarence), 16832 (Coburn), 16844 (Julian), 16845 (Karthaus), 16851 (Lemont), 16852 (Madisonburg), 16854 (Millheim), 16856 (Mingoville), 16865 (Pennsylvania Furnace), 16868 (Pine Grove Mills), 16872 (Rebersburg), 16874 (Snow Show), and 16877 (Warrior’s Mark) each have 1-4 confirmed cases.
According to data from the health department, the Centro County nursing home cases remained unchanged, with 25 cases among residents and 16 among staff at three facilities.
Among the bordering counties of Center County, Huntingdon now has 266 [+3] total cases Blair has 126 [+8]Union has 109 [+1]Clinton is 101 [+1]Clearfield is 98 [+2]and Mifflin is 79 [+3].
