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IDPH reports 423 new COVID-19 positive tests, 19 additional deaths
Updated: 9:58 AM CDT May 1, 2021
The Iowa Department of Public health on Saturday reported 423 new COVID-19 positive tests and 19 additional deaths.At 10 a.m., the health department reported 394,820 total positive tests, 347,713 total recoveries and 5,950 total deaths since the start of the pandemic. Twenty-four hours earlier, the health department reported 394,397 total positive and 5,931 total deaths.Iowa reports 2,338,949 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered and 1,064,147 individuals have completed the vaccine series.Iowa’s 14-day positivity rate is at 3.8%, and the 7-day average is now 3.7%. Health department data shows 4,816,518 total tests have been administered. There are now 189 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, down from 191 the previous day. Iowa reports 44 patients in ICU and 18 patients on ventilators.One of Iowa’s long-term care facilities reports an active COVID-19 outbreak. The health department reports 18 positive cases and 16 recoveries among residents and staff within those facilities. The state reports 2,317 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.
DES MOINES, Iowa —
The Iowa Department of Public health on Saturday reported 423 new COVID-19 positive tests and 19 additional deaths.
At 10 a.m., the health department reported 394,820 total positive tests, 347,713 total recoveries and 5,950 total deaths since the start of the pandemic. Twenty-four hours earlier, the health department reported 394,397 total positive and 5,931 total deaths.
Iowa reports 2,338,949 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered and 1,064,147 individuals have completed the vaccine series.
Iowa’s 14-day positivity rate is at 3.8%, and the 7-day average is now 3.7%. Health department data shows 4,816,518 total tests have been administered.
There are now 189 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, down from 191 the previous day. Iowa reports 44 patients in ICU and 18 patients on ventilators.
One of Iowa’s long-term care facilities reports an active COVID-19 outbreak. The health department reports 18 positive cases and 16 recoveries among residents and staff within those facilities. The state reports 2,317 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.