STEVE: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN FEDERAL MONEY IS ON THE WAY TO SOME IOWA HEALTH CARE CENTERS TO HELP THEM VACCINATE THE MOST VULNERABLE IN OUR STATE. KCCI’S CYNTHIA FODOR TALKED WITH THE PRESIDENT BIDEN’S PRESS SECRETARY TODAY ABOUT HOW THE COVID STIMULUS PACKAGE WILL HELP IOWA. CYNTHIA JOINS US LIVE. CYNTHIA: PRESS SECRETARY JEN PSAKI TELLS ME THESE FUNDS FROM THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN WILL HELP VACCINATE PEOPLE IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. ALMOST IS GOING TO PRIMARY $9 MILLION HEALTH CARE CLINICS. PROTEUS WHICH SERVES AGRICULTURE WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES WILL GET ABOUT A MILLION. THE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER OF FORT DODGE IS GETTING ROUGHLY PSAKI SAYS THE BIDEN $2.6 MILLION. ADMINISTRATION IS COMMITTED TO GETTING HELP TO THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST. >> WE WANT TO MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE. SO THAT MEANS INVESTING IN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, PLACES WHERE PEOPLE ARE USED TO GOING TO GETTING THEIR HEALTH TO RECEIVING HEALTH CARE, GIVING MORE TO OUR PHARMACY PROGRAMS, PEOPLE CAN GO GET TOOTHPASTE AND ALSO GET VACCINATED AT THE SAME TIME, MORE MASS VACCINATION SITES. BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT ACCESS IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST BARRIERS AROUND THE COUNTRY TO GETTING VACCINATED FOR PEOPLE. CYNTHIA: THIS IS PART OF THEIR $1.9 TRILLION STIMULUS PACKAGE. THE PRESIDENT IS RAISING HIS GOAL. HE SAID YESTERDAY 200 MILLION VACCINATIONS IN HIS FIRST 100 DAYS IN OFFICE. I ASKED PSAKI IF THAT WAS REALISTIC, BUT SHE S
IDPH reports 8 additional COVID-19 deaths
The Iowa Department of Public health on Saturday reported 563 new COVID-19 positive tests and eight additional deaths.At 10 a.m., the health department reported 377,397 total positive tests, 331,268 total recoveries and 5,716 total deaths since the start of the pandemic. Twenty-four hours earlier, the health department reported 376,834 total positive tests and 5,708 total deaths.Iowa reports 1,396,382 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered and 543,193 individuals have completed the vaccine series.Iowa’s 14-day positivity rate is at 4.3%, and the 7-day average is now 4.6%. Health department data shows 4,403,173 total tests have been administered. There are now 201 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, down from 207 the previous day. Iowa reports 43 patients in ICU and 12 patients on ventilators.Two of Iowa’s long-term care facilities report active COVID-19 outbreaks. The health department reports 12 positive cases and zero recoveries among residents and staff within those facilities. The state reports 2,231 care facility deaths since the pandemic began.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 reported 563 new COVID-19 positive tests and eight additional deaths.
At 10 a.m., the health department reported 377,397 total positive tests, 331,268 total recoveries and 5,716 total deaths since the start of the pandemic. Twenty-four hours earlier, the health department reported 376,834 total positive tests and 5,708 total deaths.
Iowa reports 1,396,382 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered and 543,193 individuals have completed the vaccine series.
Iowa’s 14-day positivity rate is at 4.3%, and the 7-day average is now 4.6%. Health department data shows 4,403,173 total tests have been administered.
There are now 201 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, down from 207 the previous day. Iowa reports 43 patients in ICU and 12 patients on ventilators.
Two of Iowa’s long-term care facilities report active COVID-19 outbreaks. The health department reports 12 positive cases and zero recoveries among residents and staff within those facilities. The state reports 2,231 care facility deaths since the pandemic began.
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.