AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY ALEX AZAR. SECRETARY AZAR —THIS MORNING—- PAID A VISIT TO THE MCFARLAND CLINIC IN AMES TO LEARN ABOUT ITS DRUG TRIALS FOR REGENERON ANTI BODY COCKTAILS….A POSSIBLE TREATMENT FOR COVID19. REGENERON WAS USED TO TREAT PRESIDENT TRUMP WHEN HE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID19.. IT IS RIGHT NOW PART OF A TWO CLINICAL TRIALS AT MCFARLAND CLINIC….PART OF AN EFFORT TO BRING THE NEXT GENERATION OF THERAPIES TO THE UNITED STATES. SECRETARY AZAR SAYS WHAT IS BEING DONE IS AMES IS CUTTING EDGE… ADDING THAT THE MCFARLAND CLINIC COULD PLAY A MAJOR ROLE A VACCINE OR CURE FOR COVID19…SOMETHING HE SEES ON THE HORIZON… WE ARE SO MUCH BETTER THAN WE WERE IN APRIL A 70- PERCENT DECLINE IN MORTALITY IN INDIVIDUALS WHO GET COVID SINCE APRIL…BUT NOW WE ARE ON THE CUSP…WEEKS… MONTHS..AWAY FROM NEXT GENERATION THERAPIES THAT CAN TREAT YOU IF YOU GET COVID AND PREVENT SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS FROM VACCINES THAT WOULD BE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF DISEASE. SECRETARY AZAR SAYS THE POSSIBILITY OF A CURE OR VACCINE DOES NOT RELIEVE THE PUBLIC OF SAFE PRACTICES WHEN IT COMES TO COVID19… HE SAYS FAMILY SPREAD IS WHERE THE MIDWEST IS SEE
Iowa reports 16 additional coronavirus deaths, 1,330 new cases
Updated: 9:57 AM CDT Oct 16, 2020
The Iowa Department of Public Health on Friday reported 1,330 new positive coronavirus cases and 16 additional deaths. As of 10 a.m. Friday, the state reported 104,552 total positive cases, 80,486 total recoveries and 1,521 total deaths since the pandemic began. The state reported 103,222 positive cases and 1,505 deaths 24 hours earlier.State data shows 886,557 Iowans have been tested for COVID-19. The health department received 6,577 lab test results in the previous day, with 839 positive cases. The state also receives test results from prior days that add to the overall total. Iowa reports a 14-day positivity rate of 9.2%.IDPH data shows 14 counties reporting a positivity rate greater than 15% over the last 14 days, down from 19 the previous day. Public schools in Harrison, Sioux, Carroll, Osceola, Monroe, Delaware, Plymouth, Emmet, Lyon, Taylor, Fremont, Decatur, Crawford and Woodbury counties can apply for a waiver to offer 100% virtual instruction. Harrison, Sioux and Carroll counties report a rate greater than 20% over the last 14 days.COVID-19 hospitalizations in Iowa have dropped after setting records several times this week. There are currently 468 Iowans hospitalized with the virus, down from 482 the previous day. There are 105 patients listed in intensive care, down from 107 the previous day. There were 66 patients admitted in the last 24 hours, unchanged from the previous day. There are currently 48 patients on ventilators in Iowa, down from 49 the previous day.There are also fewer Iowa long-term care facilities reporting coronavirus outbreaks. There are currently 58 listed by the state, down from 61 facilities the previous day. IDPH data shows 1,449 positive cases and 595 recoveries within those facilities. There have been a total of 761 deaths in Iowa’s long-term care facilities.The Iowa Department of Public Health reports coronavirus data in real time on this website dashboard. KCCI publishes a summary of the last 24 hours of statistics each day at 10 a.m.
DES MOINES, Iowa —
The Iowa Department of Public Health on Friday reported 1,330 new positive coronavirus cases and 16 additional deaths. As of 10 a.m. Friday, the state reported 104,552 total positive cases, 80,486 total recoveries and 1,521 total deaths since the pandemic began. The state reported 103,222 positive cases and 1,505 deaths 24 hours earlier.
State data shows 886,557 Iowans have been tested for COVID-19. The health department received 6,577 lab test results in the previous day, with 839 positive cases. The state also receives test results from prior days that add to the overall total. Iowa reports a 14-day positivity rate of 9.2%.
IDPH data shows 14 counties reporting a positivity rate greater than 15% over the last 14 days, down from 19 the previous day. Public schools in Harrison, Sioux, Carroll, Osceola, Monroe, Delaware, Plymouth, Emmet, Lyon, Taylor, Fremont, Decatur, Crawford and Woodbury counties can apply for a waiver to offer 100% virtual instruction. Harrison, Sioux and Carroll counties report a rate greater than 20% over the last 14 days.
COVID-19 hospitalizations in Iowa have dropped after setting records several times this week. There are currently 468 Iowans hospitalized with the virus, down from 482 the previous day. There are 105 patients listed in intensive care, down from 107 the previous day. There were 66 patients admitted in the last 24 hours, unchanged from the previous day. There are currently 48 patients on ventilators in Iowa, down from 49 the previous day.
There are also fewer Iowa long-term care facilities reporting coronavirus outbreaks. There are currently 58 listed by the state, down from 61 facilities the previous day. IDPH data shows 1,449 positive cases and 595 recoveries within those facilities. There have been a total of 761 deaths in Iowa’s long-term care facilities.
The Iowa Department of Public Health reports coronavirus data in real time on this website dashboard. KCCI publishes a summary of the last 24 hours of statistics each day at 10 a.m.