NINE STARTS RIGHT NOW”> (áááSTACEYááá) THIS COMING MONDAY – APRIL 5TH – ALL IOWANS 16 AND OLDER – BECOME ELIGIBLE TO GET THE COVID VACCINE. (áááSTEVEááá) NEW TONIGHT. KCCI’S LAUREN JOHNSON SHOWS US HOW PHARMACIES ARE PREPARING – FOR THE HUGE INFLUX OF PATIENTS. (áááPKGááá) JOHN FORBES, OWNER, MEDICAP PHARMACY 7:23 <"I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE AN INTERESTING DAY FOR PHARMACIES ACROSS THE STATE OF IOWA THAT ARE ADMINSTERING THE VACCINE."> AS WE ARE JUST DAYS AWAY FROM VACCINATION ELIGIBILITY OPENING UP FOR THOSE 16 AND OVER IN IOWA, PHARMACIES ACROSS THE STATE ARE PREPARING TO SEE EVEN MORE PATIENTS. FOR MEDICAP PHARMACY IN URBANDALE, THAT MEANS WORKING OVERTIME AND ADDING MORE STAFF.. JOHN FORBES, OWNER, MEDICAP PHARMACY 5:18 <"WE'RE UTILIZING OUR STAFF, SOME OF OUR PHARMACY TECHNICIANS ARE CERTIFIED TO GIVE VACCINES NOW."> 5:24 <"WE'RE ALSO USING PHARMACY STUDENTS FROM BOTH THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA AND DRAKE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF PHARMACY WHICH IS A GREAT HELP."> PHARMACIES IN IOWA HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ADMINISTER VACCINES FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS. THE IOWA PHARMACY ASSOCIATION SAYS SMALLER, COMMUNITY PHARMACIES ARE NOW PLAYING AN EVEN LARGER ROLE IN PROTECTING THE RESIDENTS THEY SERVE. 5:23 <"THE CUSTOMER SERVICE, THE HEALTHCARE SERVICE AND THE LOCAL CARE THAT CAN BE PROVIDED RIGHT THERE IN THE COMMUNITY HAS REALLY BEEN SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT ANTICIPATED BUT WELCOMED."> BUT AS ELIGIBILITY OPENS UP, THE BATTLE FOR MORE VACCINES CONTINUES. FORBES SAYS HE’S OPTIMISTIC. JOHN FORBES, OWNER, MEDICAP PHARMACY 7:37 <"AND I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO SEE MORE AND MORE PHARMACIES COME ONLINE HERE IN IOWA VERY SOON, AS VACCINE SUPPLIES INCREASE
Number of Iowans hospitalized with COVID-19 tops 200 again
The Iowa Department of Public Health reported 616 new positive COVID-19 tests and eight additional deaths Friday. At 10 a.m., the health department reported 380,738 total positive tests, 334,006 total recoveries and 5,751 total deaths since the start of the pandemic. Twenty-four hours earlier, the health department reported 380,122 total positive tests and 5,743 total deaths.State data shows 616,065 individuals have completed the vaccination series, while 1,551,293 total doses have been administered in Iowa. Find out how you can get vaccinated in Iowa here. Iowa’s positivity rates have been fluctuating recently and are down in the last 24 hours. The 14-day average dropped from 4.8% to 4.7% and 7-day average fell from 4.7% to 4.6%. There have been 4,475,922 COVID-19 tests administered in the state.The number of Iowans hospitalized with COVID-19 is back over 200. The number of hospitalizations increased from 194 to 204 in the last 24 hours. There are 43 patients in ICU and 19 patients on ventilators.The number of long-term care facilities reporting virus outbreaks remains at two. The state reports 17 positive cases among residents and staff within those facilities. Iowa reports 2,245 total care facility deaths.The Iowa Department of Public Health offers COVID-19 data in real time on this website. KCCI publishes a daily summary of the data at 10 a.m.
The Iowa Department of Public Health reported 616 new positive COVID-19 tests and eight additional deaths Friday.
At 10 a.m., the health department reported 380,738 total positive tests, 334,006 total recoveries and 5,751 total deaths since the start of the pandemic. Twenty-four hours earlier, the health department reported 380,122 total positive tests and 5,743 total deaths.
State data shows 616,065 individuals have completed the vaccination series, while 1,551,293 total doses have been administered in Iowa. Find out how you can get vaccinated in Iowa here.
Iowa’s positivity rates have been fluctuating recently and are down in the last 24 hours. The 14-day average dropped from 4.8% to 4.7% and 7-day average fell from 4.7% to 4.6%. There have been 4,475,922 COVID-19 tests administered in the state.
The number of Iowans hospitalized with COVID-19 is back over 200. The number of hospitalizations increased from 194 to 204 in the last 24 hours. There are 43 patients in ICU and 19 patients on ventilators.
The number of long-term care facilities reporting virus outbreaks remains at two. The state reports 17 positive cases among residents and staff within those facilities. Iowa reports 2,245 total care facility deaths.
The Iowa Department of Public Health offers COVID-19 data in real time on this website. KCCI publishes a daily summary of the data at 10 a.m.