Iowas 7-day COVID-19 positivity rate falls to 4% – KCCI Des Moines

DOSE, AND ARE WAITING ON THEIR SECOND. 148,000 IOWANS HAVE RECEIVED BOTH DOSES. ALYX: SOON-TO-BE MOMS SHOULD GET THE COVID-19 VACCINE. THAT IS ACCORDING TO ONE DOCTOR AT MERCY ONE. NEW THIS MORNING, KCCI’S TOMMIE CLARK TELLS US THE REASONING BEHIND THIS GUIDANCE. TOMMIE: DR. NIEL MANDSAGER, ALONG WITH MANY OTHER EXPERTS, STRONGLY ENCOURAGE PREGNANT WOMEN TO GET THE VACCINE, WHEN THEIR TIME COMES. HE SAYS THE BOTTOM LINE IS, THE THREAT TO PREGNANT WOMEN FROM COVID-19, IS MUCH GREATER THAN ANY RISK RELATED TO THE VACCINE. WHILE AT HIS OFFICE, I SPOKE WITH A FIRST TIME MOM, WHO RECENTLY RECEIVED THE COVID-19 VACCINE. MIRANDA HURLOCKER IS 32 WEEKS PREGNANT. THE LABOR AND DELIVERY NURSE SAYS SHE SPENT TIME CONDUCTING HER OWN RESEARCH BEFORE GETTING VACCINATED. SHE SAYS, SO FAR, THE ONLY SIDE EFFECT FROM THE PFIZER VACCINE SHE’S FELT WAS A SHORT-LIVED ACHE IN HER SHOULDER. I FELT LIKE IF I WERE ACTUALLY TO GET COVID, COMPARED TO THE VACCINE, THAT THINGS COULD POTENTIALLY BE WORSE IF I GOT COVID, SO THAT’S WHY THE VACCINE WAS MORE A SAFE CHOICE FOR ME PERSONALLY. TOMMIE: RIGHT NOW, PFIZER IS STARTING A NEW TRIAL TO SEE IF THE VACCINE IS SAFE FOR PREGNANT WOMEN. DR. MANDSAGER SAYS THAT WILL HELP, AND HOPEFULLY PROVE THAT THE VACCINE IS EFFECTIVE, WHILE ALSO REVEALING IF THERE ARE ANY NEGATI

Iowa’s 7-day COVID-19 positivity rate falls to 4%

The Iowa Department of Public Health reported 790 new positive COVID-19 cases and 15 additional deaths Wednesday. At 10 a.m., the health department reported 361,065 total cases, 311,674 total recoveries and 5,415 total deaths since the start of the pandemic. The health department reported 360,278 total cases and 5,400 total deaths 24 hours earlier.State data shows 595,568 vaccine doses have been administered in Iowa, with 148,260 individuals receiving both doses. Find out how you can get vaccinated in Iowa here. Iowa’s positivity rates continue to fall. The 14-day average dropped from 4.3% to 4.1%. The seven-day average dropped from 4.2% to 4%. Health department data shows 3,994,904 tests have been administered in the state.Virus hospitalizations have increased for a second straight day. There are now 233 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, up from 227 the previous day. The state reports 57 patients in ICU and 23 patients on ventilators.The number of long-term care facilities reporting outbreaks in Iowa stands at 20. The health department reports 523 positive cases and 355 recoveries among residents and staff within those facilities. There have been 2,149 deaths reported in Iowa’s care facilities.The Iowa Department of Public Health provides virus data in real time on this website dashboard. KCCI publishes a summary of the data each day at 10 a.m.

DES MOINES, Iowa —

The Iowa Department of Public Health reported 790 new positive COVID-19 cases and 15 additional deaths Wednesday. At 10 a.m., the health department reported 361,065 total cases, 311,674 total recoveries and 5,415 total deaths since the start of the pandemic. The health department reported 360,278 total cases and 5,400 total deaths 24 hours earlier.

State data shows 595,568 vaccine doses have been administered in Iowa, with 148,260 individuals receiving both doses. Find out how you can get vaccinated in Iowa here.

Iowa’s positivity rates continue to fall. The 14-day average dropped from 4.3% to 4.1%. The seven-day average dropped from 4.2% to 4%. Health department data shows 3,994,904 tests have been administered in the state.

Virus hospitalizations have increased for a second straight day. There are now 233 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, up from 227 the previous day. The state reports 57 patients in ICU and 23 patients on ventilators.

The number of long-term care facilities reporting outbreaks in Iowa stands at 20. The health department reports 523 positive cases and 355 recoveries among residents and staff within those facilities. There have been 2,149 deaths reported in Iowa’s care facilities.

The Iowa Department of Public Health provides virus data in real time on this website dashboard. KCCI publishes a summary of the data each day at 10 a.m.