THOUSAND CUSTOMERS ACROSS THE STATE WERE WITHOUT POWER BECAUSE OF THE STORMS. POLK COUNTY IS SEEING A SURGE OF PEOPLE HOSPITALIZED WITH COVI D. KCCI’S KAYLA JAMES IS HERE – KAYLA – LOCAL HEALTH LEADERS SAY THE COUNTY IS IN A STATE THEY HOPED TO NEVER SEE AGAIN. THE NUMBERS AREN’T GREAT– THE TREND IS EVEN BEING COMPARED TO WHAT WE FACED LAST OCTOBER. BUT OUR HEALTH PROVIDE RS SAY WHAT’S EVEN MORE WORRISOME — THERE ARE 4 COVID-19 PATIENTS IN COUNTY HOSPITALS WHO ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 18. THAT MAY NOT SEEM LIKE A LARGE NUMBER. BUT THE POLK COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS — THIS IS THE áHIGHEST NUMBER OF PEOPLE UNDER 18 HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID THROUGHO TUTHE PANDEMI C. POLK COUNTY’S HOSPITALS ARE OPERATING AT LIMITED CAPACI. TY THEY’RE REPORTING 109 COVID-19 PATIENTS IN THE HOSPITALS AS OF TODAY. LI STEN TO THIS. POLK COUNTY WENT FROM AN AVERAGE OF 31 CASES A DAY IN JULY — TO AS OF THIS PAST MONDAY — AVERAGING 120 CASES A DAY. NOW HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS ARE STRONGLY VOICING THEIR CONCERNS. <DR. MEGHAN SCHAEFFER/ EPIDEMIOLOGIST CONSULTANT/POLK COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT; 4:57-5:12> <“WE’RE GOING TO HAVE OVERFLOWING EMERGENCY ROOMANS D SOON THOSE ARE GOING TO TRANSLATE TO DEATHS. WE CANNOT CONTINUE TO TAX OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM THIS WAY. IT IS NOT SUSTAINABLE. SO THAT IS MY PLEA TO THE COMMUNITY: PROTECT OUR HEALTHCARE WORKERS. PROTECT OUR CHILDREN.”> RIGHT NOW ONLY CHILDREN 12 YEARS AND OLDER CAN GET VACCINAT. ED ONE PEDIATRICIAN TELLS ME STAYING IN THE AGE RANGE IS CRUCIAL — BECAUSE SCIENTISTS AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS ARE STILL LEARNI. NG <DR. JOHN PASCHEN/ PEDIATRICIAN; 1:06-1:19> <“THEY’RE ACTUALLY UDSTYING DIFFERENT DOSAGES TO SEE WHAT WORKS AND SEE WHICH GIVES THEM MORE SIDE EFCTFES OR LESS SIDE EFFECTS. SO TO BE QUITE HONEST, WE DON’T EVEN KN OW THE DOSE YET TO GIVE A CHILD UNDER 12.”> DR. PASCHEN SAYS PFIZER IS EXPECTED TO GIVE TH
Iowa reports 42 additional COVID-19 deaths, increasing positivity rates
Updated: 2:19 PM CDT Aug 25, 2021
The Iowa Department of Public Health released new COVID-19 data Wednesday.The health department reports 42 additional COVID-19 deaths in the last week. There have been 6,268 COVID-19 deaths in Iowa since the start of the pandemic.According to IDPH, there have been 7,619 additional positive COVID-19 tests in the last seven days. IDPH reports 432,982 positive tests since the start of the pandemic.Iowa’s test positivity rates have increased in the last week. The 14-day average increased from 7.8% to 8.2% and the 7-day average increased from 8% to 8.3%.An additional 17,829 people have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in Iowa, for a total of 1,593,557. IDPH reports 48.6% of eligible Iowans are fully vaccinated. The Iowa Department of Public Health provides a weekly update on COVID-19 data in the state. This report is based on that data.IDPH has not provided an update on COVID-19 hospitalizations at the time of this report.
DES MOINES, Iowa —
The Iowa Department of Public Health released new COVID-19 data Wednesday.
The health department reports 42 additional COVID-19 deaths in the last week. There have been 6,268 COVID-19 deaths in Iowa since the start of the pandemic.
According to IDPH, there have been 7,619 additional positive COVID-19 tests in the last seven days. IDPH reports 432,982 positive tests since the start of the pandemic.
Iowa’s test positivity rates have increased in the last week. The 14-day average increased from 7.8% to 8.2% and the 7-day average increased from 8% to 8.3%.
An additional 17,829 people have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in Iowa, for a total of 1,593,557. IDPH reports 48.6% of eligible Iowans are fully vaccinated.
The Iowa Department of Public Health provides a weekly update on COVID-19 data in the state. This report is based on that data.
IDPH has not provided an update on COVID-19 hospitalizations at the time of this report.