Iowa’s 7-day COVID-19 positivity rate down to 1.7% – KCCI Des Moines

RELEASED AS COVID-19 VACCINE RATES PLATEAU POLK COUNTY IS CONSIDERING OFFERING INCENTIVES TO PEOPLE TO GETHE T COVID-19 VACCINE JOINING OTHER GOVERNMENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND THE WHITE HOUSE KC’I’S CHRIS GOSSNER IS LIVE WITH THE PLANNING THAT’S GOING ON RIGHT NOW, CHRIS. WELL PLANNING IS THE OPERATIVE WORD HERE STACY THE OFFICIALS OF POLK COUNTY. DON’T EX. KNOW WHAT THEY WANT TO DO JUST YET. THEY JUST WANT TO DO SOMETHING. AN ALL-AMERICAN SUMMER THAT THIS COUNTRY DESERVES AFTER AON LG LONG DARK WINTER THAT WE’VE ALL ENDURED ON WEDNESDAY PRESIDENT BIDEN CALLED FOR A MONTH OF ACTION TO REACH THE ADMINISTRATION’S GOAL OF 70% OF AMERICANS VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19. BY INDEPENDENCE DAY OFFERING INCENTIVES TO GET OVER THE HUMP INCLUDING NATIONWIDE PARTNERSHIPS TO PROVIDE FREE CHILDCARE TO ANYONE GETTING A SHOT AND FREE BEER WNHE WE HIT THE WHITE HOUSE’S GOAL OF 70% PARTIAYLL VACCINATED BEERS ON US BACK IN IOWA HIGH THESE OFFERING TEN DOLLAR GIFT CARDSOR F TTGEING A SHOT AT ONE OF ITS PHARMACIES OR CLINICS AND POLK COUNTY’S PLANNING INCENTIVES OF ITS OWN WITH JUST 45% OF RESIDENTS VACCINADTE ACCORDING TO THE CDC COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY IT’S AND THEY’RE TRYING TO FIGUREUT O WHAT TO DO, BUT EXPECT AN ANNOUNCEMENT SOON PEOPLE WE TALK TO LIKE THE CONCEPT. I THINK THAT ANYTHING THEY CAN DO TO GET THEM VACCINATED IS PROBLY AAB GOOD IDEA AND PROBABLY GOOD FOR EVERYBODY. I THINK WHATEVER HELPS GET MORE PEOPLE OF VACCINATED A GOOD ID EA. PENCILS ORIGINALLY FROM OOHI HOME OF THE VAX-A-MILLION LOTTERY. FINALLY THE WAIT IS OVER. WERE A EXCEDIT TO ANNOUNCE THE FIRST WINNER AND THERE’S EARLY EVIDENCE IT GOT MEOR PEOPLE TO GET SHOTS INCLUDING SOME OFFENSIVE FRIENDS. I HAVE HAD SOME PEOPLE THAT I KNOW GO AND GET THE VACCINE JUST BECAUSE FOR ADULTS THEY’RE DOING SOME SORT OF RAFFLE FOR MONEY AND FOR YOUNGER STUDENTS THEY’RE DOING THE COLLEGE THE COLLEGE TUITION PAYMENT AND PEOPLE ARE REALLY INTERESTED IN WINNING THE MONEY. WNOHE T DES MOINES REGISTERS REPORTING THAT GOVERNOR REYNOLDS SAID TODAY THAT SHE IS AN INTERESTEDN I DOING ANY SORT OF STATEWIDE VACCINE LOTTERY. I DID CONTACTHE T GOVERNOR’S OFFICE TODAY AS WELL AS THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR COMMENT ON THIS VACCINE INCENTIVE ISSUE SO FAR. I HAVEN’T HEARD BAC

Iowa’s 7-day COVID-19 positivity rate down to 1.7%

The Iowa Department of Public Health reported 146 new positive COVID-19 tests and four additional deaths Thursday.At 10 a.m., IDPH reported 402,171 total positive tests, 361,565 total recoveries and 6,061 total deaths. Twenty-four hours earlier, IDPH reported 402,025 total positive tests and 6,057 total deaths.State data shows 1,365,072 people have completed a vaccine series in Iowa, with 2,779,431 total doses administered. Find out how you can get vaccinated in Iowa here.Iowa’s test positivity rates continue to fall. The 7-day average dropped from 1.9% to 1.7%. The 14-day average dropped from 2.3% to 2.2%. There have been 5,068,765 COVID-19 tests administered in the state.The number of Iowans hospitalized with COVID-19 dropped from 95 to 92. There are 18 patients in ICU and 11 patients on ventilators.Three of Iowa’s long-term care facilities report 20 positive cases and one recovery among residents and staff. There have been 2,367 care facility deaths in Iowa.IDPH provides virus data in real time on this website. KCCI publishes a summary of the data each day at 10 a.m.

DES MOINES, Iowa —

The Iowa Department of Public Health reported 146 new positive COVID-19 tests and four additional deaths Thursday.

At 10 a.m., IDPH reported 402,171 total positive tests, 361,565 total recoveries and 6,061 total deaths. Twenty-four hours earlier, IDPH reported 402,025 total positive tests and 6,057 total deaths.

State data shows 1,365,072 people have completed a vaccine series in Iowa, with 2,779,431 total doses administered. Find out how you can get vaccinated in Iowa here.

Iowa’s test positivity rates continue to fall. The 7-day average dropped from 1.9% to 1.7%. The 14-day average dropped from 2.3% to 2.2%. There have been 5,068,765 COVID-19 tests administered in the state.

The number of Iowans hospitalized with COVID-19 dropped from 95 to 92. There are 18 patients in ICU and 11 patients on ventilators.

Three of Iowa’s long-term care facilities report 20 positive cases and one recovery among residents and staff. There have been 2,367 care facility deaths in Iowa.

IDPH provides virus data in real time on this website. KCCI publishes a summary of the data each day at 10 a.m.