Only one Iowa county reports a COVID-19 positivity rate greater than 15% on Tuesday.The Iowa Department of Public Health on Tuesday reported 713 new COVID-19 cases and 35 additional deaths.At 10 a.m., the health department reported 325,379 total cases, 296,441 total recoveries and 5,145 total deaths since the pandemic began. Twenty-four hours earlier, the health department reported 324,666 total cases and 5,110 total deaths.Iowa reports 348,032 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered, with 90,540 individuals receiving both doses. Polk County leads the state with more than 53,000 doses administered. Find information on how to get vaccinated in Iowa here.State data shows Iowa’s 14-day positivity rate dropped from 8.8% to 8.5%. The seven-day average dropped from 6.6% to 6.2%. The health department reports 1,498,121 Iowans have been tested for COVID-19, while 3,758,434 tests have been administered. Only Page County reports a 14-day positivity rate higher than 15% at 15.4%. During the height of the pandemic in Iowa, the state reported more than 90 counties with a rate higher than 15. Mitchell County leads the state with a 3% rate. Seventy-one counties report a rate lower than 10%.COVID-19 hospitalizations increased slightly in the last 24 hours. There are now 327 patients hospitalized with the virus, up from 318 the previous day. There were 40 patients admitted in the last 24 hours, up from 34 a day earlier. Health department data shows 67 patients in the intensive care unit and 29 patients on ventilators.The number of long-term care facilities reporting COVID-19 outbreaks dropped from 43 to 35 overnight. There are 941 positive cases and 599 recoveries reported among residents and staff within those facilities. Iowa reports 2,098 care facility deaths.The Iowa Department of Public Health provides virus data in real time on this website. KCCI publishes a summary of the data each day at 10 a.m.
Only one Iowa county reports a COVID-19 positivity rate greater than 15% on Tuesday.
The Iowa Department of Public Health on Tuesday reported 713 new COVID-19 cases and 35 additional deaths.
At 10 a.m., the health department reported 325,379 total cases, 296,441 total recoveries and 5,145 total deaths since the pandemic began. Twenty-four hours earlier, the health department reported 324,666 total cases and 5,110 total deaths.
Iowa reports 348,032 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered, with 90,540 individuals receiving both doses. Polk County leads the state with more than 53,000 doses administered. Find information on how to get vaccinated in Iowa here.
State data shows Iowa’s 14-day positivity rate dropped from 8.8% to 8.5%. The seven-day average dropped from 6.6% to 6.2%. The health department reports 1,498,121 Iowans have been tested for COVID-19, while 3,758,434 tests have been administered.
Only Page County reports a 14-day positivity rate higher than 15% at 15.4%. During the height of the pandemic in Iowa, the state reported more than 90 counties with a rate higher than 15. Mitchell County leads the state with a 3% rate. Seventy-one counties report a rate lower than 10%.
COVID-19 hospitalizations increased slightly in the last 24 hours. There are now 327 patients hospitalized with the virus, up from 318 the previous day. There were 40 patients admitted in the last 24 hours, up from 34 a day earlier. Health department data shows 67 patients in the intensive care unit and 29 patients on ventilators.
The number of long-term care facilities reporting COVID-19 outbreaks dropped from 43 to 35 overnight. There are 941 positive cases and 599 recoveries reported among residents and staff within those facilities. Iowa reports 2,098 care facility deaths.
The Iowa Department of Public Health provides virus data in real time on this website. KCCI publishes a summary of the data each day at 10 a.m.