PHASE 1-B OF THE VACCINATION PROCESS. BUT AS KCCI’S CHRIS GOTHNER SHOWS US, A LOCAL SHERIFF SAYS LAW ENFORCEMENT SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN THEIR SHOTS SOONER. CHRIS: AS RHEYA TOLD YOU, WE ARE STILL IN PHASE 1A OF VACCINE DISTRIBUTION RIGHT NOW. THOSE ARE HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND PEOPLE WORKING OR LIVING IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES. 1B IS SUPPOSED TO START IN FEBRUARY. AND THAT CATEGORY INCLUDES A NUMBER OF PEOPLE CORRECTIONS STAFF AND INMATES, PEOPLE LIVING IN SHELTERS AND TREATMENT CENTERS, PK THROUGH 12 SCHOOL STAFF, AND FIRST RESPONDERS. THAT INCLUDES LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. AT A COUNTY MEETING YESTERDAY, POLK COUNTY SHERIFF KEVIN SCHNEIDER SAYS HE FEELS LAW ENFORCEMENT SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN 1A AND HE SAYS HE TRIED TO CONVINCE THE DPH TO DO THA THE STATE’S TEACHERS UNION IS HAPPY IOWA KEPT SCHOOL STAFF IN THAT 1B GROUPING BUT NOTED THAT IT WILL TAKE A WHILE TO GET TEACHERS BOTH DOSES OF THE SHOT, AND THEY SAY CONTROLLING SPREAD BOTH IN AND OUT OF SCHOOLS REMAINS CRITICAL. >> WE STILL HAVE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN OUR STATE THAT DO NOT REQUIRE FACE MASKS AND THE PROTOCOLS OF PHYSICAL DISTANCING, MAKING SURE THAT OUR ENVIRONMENTS ARE CLEAN AND HEALTHY THAT THE VENTILATION IS , APPROPRIATE FOR THE DEMANDS BEING PLACED ON IT. >> MANY OFFICERS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FIRST REPSONDERS. THEY ARRIVE ON SCENE FIRST, THEY ADMINISTER FIRST AID FIRST. AND THEY’RE THERE BEFORE MANY OF THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARRIVE THERE CHRIS: LAST YEAR, 196 LAW ENFORCEMENT — AMERICAN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS DIED FROM COVID-19 THAT THEY WERE CONFIRMED OR PRESUMED TO HAVE CONTRACED ON-DUTY. THAT’S MORE THAN ALL OTHER LINE OF DUTY DEATHS, COMBINED. 4 HAVE DIED OF COVID SO FAR THIS YEAR ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THAT INCLUDES IOWA DNR OFFICER STEVE REIGHA
Iowa surpasses 300,000 positive COVID-19 cases
Updated: 9:58 AM CST Jan 14, 2021
Iowa has surpassed 300,000 total positive COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours.The Iowa Department of Public Health reported 1,550 new positive cases and 19 additional deaths Thursday. As of 10 a.m., the health department reported 301,442 total cases, 262,221 total recoveries and 4,251 total deaths since the pandemic began. The health department reported 299,892 total cases and 4,232 total deaths 24 hours earlier.The state’s positivity rates continue to show a significant decline this week. Iowa reports a 13.6% 14-day positivity rate. That’s down from 14% a day earlier. The 7-day rate declined from 10.4% to 9.7%. IDPH reports 1,410,318 Iowans have been tested for the virus, and 3,320,406 tests have been administered.IDPH reports 45 of Iowa’s 99 counties report a 14-day positivity rate greater than 15%. That’s down from 48 a day earlier and down from 58 on Monday. Nine counties report a rate higher than 20% and Monroe County continues to lead the state with a 32.7% positivity rate.The number of Iowans hospitalized with COVID-19 increased after showing several days of decline. There are 532 patients hospitalized, up from 516 a day earlier. There were 86 patients admitted in the last 24 hours, up from 82 the previous day. There are 85 patients in intensive care and 35 patients on ventilators.There are 85 long-term care facilities reporting virus outbreaks in Iowa. That’s up by one in the last 24 hours. Iowa reports 1,974 positive cases and 976 recoveries within those facilities. There have been 1,718 deaths in Iowa’s long-term care facilities.Iowa released new data on vaccine distribution in the state on Wednesday. The health department reported a total of 109,868 vaccine doses have been administered in Iowa, with 103,974 of those vaccinations going to Iowa residents.The Iowa Department of Public Health offers virus data on this website. KCCI publishes a summary of the data each day at 10 a.m.
DES MOINES, Iowa —
Iowa has surpassed 300,000 total positive COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours.
The Iowa Department of Public Health reported 1,550 new positive cases and 19 additional deaths Thursday. As of 10 a.m., the health department reported 301,442 total cases, 262,221 total recoveries and 4,251 total deaths since the pandemic began. The health department reported 299,892 total cases and 4,232 total deaths 24 hours earlier.
The state’s positivity rates continue to show a significant decline this week. Iowa reports a 13.6% 14-day positivity rate. That’s down from 14% a day earlier. The 7-day rate declined from 10.4% to 9.7%. IDPH reports 1,410,318 Iowans have been tested for the virus, and 3,320,406 tests have been administered.
IDPH reports 45 of Iowa’s 99 counties report a 14-day positivity rate greater than 15%. That’s down from 48 a day earlier and down from 58 on Monday. Nine counties report a rate higher than 20% and Monroe County continues to lead the state with a 32.7% positivity rate.
The number of Iowans hospitalized with COVID-19 increased after showing several days of decline. There are 532 patients hospitalized, up from 516 a day earlier. There were 86 patients admitted in the last 24 hours, up from 82 the previous day. There are 85 patients in intensive care and 35 patients on ventilators.
There are 85 long-term care facilities reporting virus outbreaks in Iowa. That’s up by one in the last 24 hours. Iowa reports 1,974 positive cases and 976 recoveries within those facilities. There have been 1,718 deaths in Iowa’s long-term care facilities.
Iowa released new data on vaccine distribution in the state on Wednesday. The health department reported a total of 109,868 vaccine doses have been administered in Iowa, with 103,974 of those vaccinations going to Iowa residents.
The Iowa Department of Public Health offers virus data on this website. KCCI publishes a summary of the data each day at 10 a.m.