The Iowa Department of Public Health on Saturday implemented changes to the coronavirus.iowa.gov website. The state has changed how it reports positive COVID-19 cases. The health department now reports total positive cases instead of individual positives. That has a caused a sharp increase in total positive cases overnight. Additionally, the health department is no longer reporting 14-day positivity rates by county. This is a metric that schools used to determine if they could apply for a waiver to provide 100% online learning. A page that previously reported this data has been taken offline.Due to the change in reporting, the IDPH on Saturday reported 27,335 new COVID-19 cases and no additional deaths.At 10 a.m., the health department reported 358,957 total positive cases, 308,718 total recoveries and 5,336 total deaths since the start of the pandemic. Twenty-four hours earlier, the health department reported 331,622 total cases and 5,336 total deaths.Iowa reports 533,428 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered and 137,385 individuals have received both doses.Iowa’s 14-day positivity rate is at 4.3%, and the 7-day average is now 3.8%. Health department data shows 235,716 Iowans have been tested for the virus, while 1,294,698 tests have been administered. There are now 238 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, down from 241 the previous day. Iowa reports 56 patients in ICU and 24 patients on ventilators.Twenty-one of Iowa’s long-term care facilities report COVID-19 outbreaks. The health department reports 601 positive cases and 397 recoveries among residents and staff within those facilities. The state reports 2,139 care facility deaths.The Iowa Department of Public Health offers virus data in real-time on this website. KCCI publishes a daily summary based on the date reported at 10 a.m.
The Iowa Department of Public Health on Saturday implemented changes to the coronavirus.iowa.gov website. The state has changed how it reports positive COVID-19 cases. The health department now reports total positive cases instead of individual positives. That has a caused a sharp increase in total positive cases overnight.
Additionally, the health department is no longer reporting 14-day positivity rates by county. This is a metric that schools used to determine if they could apply for a waiver to provide 100% online learning. A page that previously reported this data has been taken offline.
Due to the change in reporting, the IDPH on Saturday reported 27,335 new COVID-19 cases and no additional deaths.
At 10 a.m., the health department reported 358,957 total positive cases, 308,718 total recoveries and 5,336 total deaths since the start of the pandemic. Twenty-four hours earlier, the health department reported 331,622 total cases and 5,336 total deaths.
Iowa reports 533,428 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered and 137,385 individuals have received both doses.
Iowa’s 14-day positivity rate is at 4.3%, and the 7-day average is now 3.8%. Health department data shows 235,716 Iowans have been tested for the virus, while 1,294,698 tests have been administered.
There are now 238 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, down from 241 the previous day. Iowa reports 56 patients in ICU and 24 patients on ventilators.
Twenty-one of Iowa’s long-term care facilities report COVID-19 outbreaks. The health department reports 601 positive cases and 397 recoveries among residents and staff within those facilities. The state reports 2,139 care facility deaths.
The Iowa Department of Public Health offers virus data in real-time on this website. KCCI publishes a daily summary based on the date reported at 10 a.m.