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Iowa added 920 COVID-19 cases in past seven days
In the first weekly update from the state, positivity rates rise
Iowa added 920 new cases of COVID-19 during the week of July 7 to 14, according to Iowa Department of Public Health data and as analyzed by The Gazette.
The total was equivalent to the 12 previous days, when 917 cases were reported statewide.
The state’s seven-day positivity rate was 3.39 percent, up from 2.4 percent the week before.
Wednesday was the first weekly COVID-19 update from the state since public health officials ended daily reports on July 7. The state now updates case numbers every Wednesday.
The number of hospitalizations and data on long-term care center outbreaks are no longer provided in the weekly updates, though the number of individuals hospitalized in each county will be published on Thursdays.
Vaccinations
The number of fully vaccinated Iowans rose to 1,458,668, up by more than 10,000 since July 7.
That’s 54.5 percent of Iowans age 12 and older — the youngest now eligible for a vaccine — and 46.23 percent of all Iowans.
In Linn County, 118,938 residents are fully vaccinated, or 65.92 percent of those 16 and older.
In Johnson County, 87,786 residents are fully vaccinated, or 77.62 percent of those 16 and older.
More than 3 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Iowa.
New cases
Linn County added 86 cases in the past seven days — compared to 85 cases reported in the previous 17 days in the county. The positivity rate was 6.41 percent.
In Johnson County, 26 cases were recorded in the past seven days. The positivity rate was 2.63 percent.
In total, 375,278 cases of the virus have been confirmed in Iowa since March 2020.
Deaths
The state reported nine new, confirmed deaths in the past seven days, including one in Johnson County, which has had 86 virus-related deaths since the pandemic began.
Three of the nine deaths were among individuals aged 41 to 60, four among those aged 61 to 80, and two older than 80.
The deaths occurred in April, June and July.
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John McGlothlen of The Gazette contributed.
Registered Nurse Mary Takes draws a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to begin vaccinations Dec. 15 at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
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