" Centre County, which had the highest percentage of positive tests over the past week, is home to Penn State University’s main campus."
Posted on 09/21/2020 2:08:37 PM PDT by lightman
The percentage of positive coronavirus tests dropped in Pennsylvania over the past week, but Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration said 10 counties bear watching due to COVID-19 cases.
The Wolf administration said 3.8% of those tested for COVID-19 in Pennsylvania were positive over the past week, down from 4.2% the previous week.
Wolf’s administration said a number of counties, including some in central Pennsylvania, are being monitored because at least 5% of those tested are positive for the virus. Each week, the state updates the list of counties being tracked for higher rates of positive results.
The Wolf administration identified these counties that are being monitored: Centre (12.1%), Indiana (11.6%), York (7.8%), Juniata (7.7%), Mercer (6.7%), Lebanon (6.1%), Berks (6.0%), Chester (5.5%), Crawford (5.5%), and Bedford (5.3%).
Last week, the state’s online dashboard indicated 17 counties were being monitored for a higher percentage of positive cases.
The state based its assessments on cases and test results for the week of Sept. 11-17, in comparison to the previous 7-day period (Sept. 4-10).
Overall, the state reported 5,519 new COVID-19 cases from Sept. 11-17, an increase of 526 cases over the previous week. The state administered more tests, so even though there was a higher number of new cases, the percentage of positive cases declined.
“Our percent positivity decreased significantly this week, showing that we continue to offer COVID-19 testing across the state to everyone who needs it,” Wolf said in a statement.
“At the same time, the incidence rate increased, showing that the virus continues to affect Pennsylvanians," Wolf said. "We must continue our focus on taking actions to protect ourselves and others, such as wearing a mask, practicing social distancing, washing our hands and avoiding large gatherings. Together, Pennsylvanians can be united to work to prevent the spread of the virus.”
Wolf and health officials have been concerned about the uptick of infections among young people, including those on college campuses.
Centre County, which had the highest percentage of positive tests over the past week, is home to Penn State University’s main campus. Penn State has reported more than 1,300 students at the University Park campus have tested positive, but many have recovered and university officials feel they have the virus under control. On Friday, Penn State President Eric Barron said only one student was being treated in a hospital off campus.
Level of transmission
The state also updated the level of coronavirus transmission in each county, a benchmark schools are asked to guide their response plans if students or staff are infected. Depending on the risk assessment, school districts are advised to close buildings for longer periods if they have students or staff test positive.
Two counties - Centre and Indiana - are listed as having a substantial risk of transmission. In addition, 46 counties are listed as having a moderate risk of transmission, while 19 counties are listed in the low level of transmission, the Wolf administration said.
Moderate: Adams, Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Berks, Blair, Bradford, Bucks, Butler, Cambria, Chester, Clearfield, Clinton, Columbia, Crawford, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Erie, Fayette, Franklin, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lawrence, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Mercer, Mifflin, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, Northumberland, Perry, Philadelphia, Pike, Schuylkill, Snyder, Union, Washington, Wayne, Westmoreland and York.
Low: Cameron, Carbon, Clarion, Elk, Forest, Fulton, Greene, Huntingdon, Jefferson, McKean, Montour, Potter, Somerset, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Venango, Warren and Wyoming.
Travel restrictions
The state has added Nebraska and Wisconsin to the list of travel restrictions. Those visiting those states are asked to quarantine for 14 days after they return to Pennsylvania.
The state also removed Nevada from the list of travel restrictions, which is good news for those planning to visit Las Vegas.
Cases top 150,000
Statewide, more than 150,000 people have tested positive for the coronavirus virus. The state passed that milestone Monday.
More than 8,000 deaths have now been tied to COVID-19, according to the health department. More than two-thirds of those deaths have occurred in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities.
Fewer people are being treated in hospitals for the coronavirus. The state reports 418 patients are hospitalized due to the coronavirus. In late July, more than 700 were being treated in hospitals. At the peak in the spring, nearly 2,800 COVID-19 patients were in hospitals.
More than 80% of those who have contracted the virus have recovered, the health department said. The department considers patients to have recovered when they are 30 days past the date of infection or the onset of symptoms.
On Monday, the Wolf administration raised the seating limits for restaurants and bars to 50% of indoor capacity. In July, Wolf reduced the limits to 25% of indoor seating occupancy, saying it was necessary to curb the spread of the virus.
" Centre County, which had the highest percentage of positive tests over the past week, is home to Penn State University’s main campus."
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Anyone know where things stand with Bozo’s appeal of Judge Stickman’s decision to the Third Circuit?
Centre County - Penn State Univeristy
Indiana County - Indiana University of Pennsylvana
And in third place for highest positivity:
York County - York College of Pennsylvania
Followed by flu season shutdowns?
I’m predicting the Armageddon of illnesses...covid + flu = fluvid.
There will be zombies.
York is home of the barbell.
More faulty testing equals more faulty results
York is home of the barbell
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York is also home of the Dumbbells. :)
I can say that, I used to live there.
Did you ever eat at the Delta Diner or Delta Pizza?
Why is my county not listed. I feel slighted. Left out. Marginalized. Why do they hate us. /s
Oh well, I guess we’ll just have to go on with our lives.
Don't notice a thing different here at ground zero.
Did you ever eat at the Delta Diner or Delta Pizza?
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I never did. We used to order a pizza from Marcello’s pizza in Mt Wolf, ate at the Accomac Inn a few times. Almost everything we were involved in was in Lancaster, which was the reason why we moved back.
I actually like York, though. Lots of good people, but it spawned a crappy Governor.
York tried to launch a better Governor in Scott Wagner, sometimes described as “Pennsylvania’s Trump”.
Hard working businessman, successful by his own sweat rather than through inherited wealth.
Yea. I voted for Wagner.
He was great on the stump, but didn’t seem to have it together at his debate.
I believe that was the one that Alex Trebek moderated. To be fair, though, Trebek wouldn’t let Wagner finish his thoughts (which were less than succinct), and treated Wolf with kid gloves.
That and PA having off-year elections doesn’t help.
And how many deaths or hospitalizations? Oops, that just made me think of something. I was tested a week ago for a procedure I had on Thursday at a hospital. I was negative, but I was in a hospital. I wonder how that fag health secretary recorded that one. You can almost bet that someone positive was given my hospitalization status - just disconnect that test and the hospitalization.
I don't trust these bastards as far as I can throw them.
York Chamber of Commerce:
“Welcome to Historic York, PA. Enjoy Your Visit, and We Appreciate Your Tourism Dollars, But Please Don’t Move Here.”
Gov. Wolf must be looking for a Biden appointment in D.C. should Biden win. It is all political in Pennsylvania.
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