STACEY: STATE AUDITOR ROB SAND SAYS HE’S LOOKING INTO WHETHER GOVERNOR REYNOLDS GAVE COVID-19 TESTS TO A BIG CAMPAIGN DONOR’ COMPANY, INSTEAD OF LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES THAT NEEDED THEM LEFT-LEANING POLITICAL BLOG ‘ ’BLEEDING HEARTLAND’ SAYS IT OBTAINED EMAILS FROM MAY, SHOWING THE GOVERNOR FAST-TRACKED COVID-19 TESTS FO GMT CORPORATION, A MACHINE PAR MANUFACTURER IN WAVERLY. THE EMAILS SHOW GMT ONLY HAD ONE POSITIVE CASE, BUT CONTACTED T GOVERNOR’S OFFICE DIRECTLY BECAUSE IT KNEW THE STATE WOULD DENY ITS REQUEST FOR A TESTING STRIKE TEAM. THE STATE APPROVED GMT’S REQUEST WITHIN DAYS. THE BREMER COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, WHERE GMT LOCATED, SAYS IT REQUESTED TESTS FOR LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES AND ESSENTIAL WORKERS WEEKS BEFORE GMT’S REQUEST FOR TESTS, BUT DIDN’T GET A RESPONSE >> WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT PUBLIC RESOURCES ARE PUT T THEIR MOST EFFECTIVE AND MOST PRODUCTIVE USE. AND IF YOU HAVE RESOURCES THAT ARE IN FACT GETTING SENT OUT FOR POLITICAL RESOURCES RATHER THAN TO MOST EFFECTIVELY MITIGATE T PANDEMIC THEN THAT’S A PROBLEM. STACEY: THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE TELLS KCCI TONIGHT, “AT A TIME WHEN COVID19 TESTING WAS SCARCE, OUR TEAMS WORKED AROUND TH CLOCK TO GET TESTING TO LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES, FOOD PROCESSING FACILITIES, AND COMPANIES CRITICAL TO THE SUPPLY CHAIN. SAYING THAT INCLUDED TESTING FOR MORE THAN 50 COMPANIES AND THOUSANDS OF WORKERS AS WELL AS THOUSANDS OF LONG TERM CARE RESIDENTS AN
Iowa reaches 4,500 COVID-19 deaths
Updated: 9:57 AM CST Jan 27, 2021
Iowa has reached 4,500 COVID-19 deaths.The Iowa Department of Public Health reported 1,105 new positive COVID-19 cases and eight additional deaths in the state Wednesday.As of 10 a.m., the health department reported 315,170 total positive virus cases, 277,832 total recoveries and 4,500 total deaths since the start of the pandemic. Twenty-four hours earlier, the health department reported 314,065 total cases and 4,492 total deaths.Iowa’s positivity rates continue to decline. The 14-day positivity rate moved down from 10.3% to 10.2%. The 7-day average also declined, dropping from 8% to 7.8%. IDPH data shows 1,455,734 Iowans have been tested for the virus, while 3,544,420 tests have been administered.The number of Iowa’s 99 counties reporting a positivity rate greater than 15% now stands at eight. Kossuth County leads the state with a 20% rate. Wayne County has the lowest rate in Iowa, at 4%.The number of Iowans hospitalized with COVID-19 dropped overnight after increasing the previous day. There are now 408 patients hospitalized, down from 415 the previous day. The number of patients admitted in the last 24 hours increased from 49 to 76. There are 81 patients in ICU and 37 patients on ventilators.There are now 62 long-term care facilities reporting COVID-19 outbreaks in Iowa. That’s up from 60 the previous day. The health department reports 1,961 positive cases and 1,137 recoveries among residents and staff within those facilities. The state reports 1,871 total deaths in Iowa’s care facilities. The Iowa Department of Public Health provides real-time COVID-19 data on this website. KCCI publishes a daily summary at 10 a.m. Gov. Kim Reynolds is scheduled to host a news conference on the state’s response to the pandemic at 11 a.m. Wednesday. You can watch the news conference live on KCCI-TV, the KCCI Breaking News and Weather App, KCCI.com or the KCCI Facebook page.
DES MOINES, Iowa —
Iowa has reached 4,500 COVID-19 deaths.
The Iowa Department of Public Health reported 1,105 new positive COVID-19 cases and eight additional deaths in the state Wednesday.
As of 10 a.m., the health department reported 315,170 total positive virus cases, 277,832 total recoveries and 4,500 total deaths since the start of the pandemic. Twenty-four hours earlier, the health department reported 314,065 total cases and 4,492 total deaths.
Iowa’s positivity rates continue to decline. The 14-day positivity rate moved down from 10.3% to 10.2%. The 7-day average also declined, dropping from 8% to 7.8%. IDPH data shows 1,455,734 Iowans have been tested for the virus, while 3,544,420 tests have been administered.
The number of Iowa’s 99 counties reporting a positivity rate greater than 15% now stands at eight. Kossuth County leads the state with a 20% rate. Wayne County has the lowest rate in Iowa, at 4%.
The number of Iowans hospitalized with COVID-19 dropped overnight after increasing the previous day. There are now 408 patients hospitalized, down from 415 the previous day. The number of patients admitted in the last 24 hours increased from 49 to 76. There are 81 patients in ICU and 37 patients on ventilators.
There are now 62 long-term care facilities reporting COVID-19 outbreaks in Iowa. That’s up from 60 the previous day. The health department reports 1,961 positive cases and 1,137 recoveries among residents and staff within those facilities. The state reports 1,871 total deaths in Iowa’s care facilities.
The Iowa Department of Public Health provides real-time COVID-19 data on this website. KCCI publishes a daily summary at 10 a.m.
Gov. Kim Reynolds is scheduled to host a news conference on the state’s response to the pandemic at 11 a.m. Wednesday. You can watch the news conference live on KCCI-TV, the KCCI Breaking News and Weather App, KCCI.com or the KCCI Facebook page.