Centre County reported its first coronavirus death Friday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The patient was being treated at Mount Nittany Medical Center, a spokeswoman confirmed, with no additional details.
As of today, the county has 73 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and there are 29,441 cases statewide.
According to the numbers released by the Department of Health, there are 2,590 patients hospitalized because of COVID-19 statewide. In Centre County, there are 22 ventilators available and one of them is in use for treating the disease.
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