While many states and some Iowa counties have offered incentives for citizens to get a free vaccination, Iowa's governor continues to call for citizens to get vaccinated while repeating that ultimately it's their choice.
The community has a responsibility to ensure all children are treated with care and respect, especially in the face of the delta variant of the coronavirus.
An array of hospitals from coast-to-coast, including the prestigious Mayo Clinic, declared they also would require staff to get vaccinated, following a joint plea from the nation’s major medical groups.
With large public gatherings including the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, the Quad-City Times Bix 7 road race and the Iowa State Fair looming -- and another school year set to start in roughly two months -- public health officials are expressing concern.
The total number of people in Iowa who have tested positive for the virus is 374,253, according to state data.
Iowa on Friday reported 96 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of individuals in the state who have tested positive for the virus since the start of the pandemic to 374,038, according to data from the Iowa Department of Public Health. Two new, confirmed deaths were also reported.
5 in Cedar Rapids, 1 each in Iowa City, Coralville, Solon and Marion meet industry standard of at least 75%, federal records show
Iowa on Tuesday reported 93 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of individuals in the state who have tested positive for the virus since the start of the pandemic to 373,706, according to data from the Iowa Department of Public Health. One new confirmed death was also reported.
Iowa on Monday reported 40 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of individuals in the state who have tested positive for the virus since the start of the pandemic to 373,613, according to data from the Iowa Department of Public Health. No new, confirmed deaths were reported.
Iowa on Friday reported 46 hospitalizations for COVID-19, the lowest number since March 28, 2020.
Iowa on Friday reported 70 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of people in the state who have tested positive since March 2020 to 372,964, according to data from the Iowa Department of Public Health.
See Iowa’s statewide vaccination rates statewide and by county, plus daily updates for Linn and Johnson counties
More than half of Iowans age 12 and older have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to data from the Iowa Department of public health. As of 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, 1,380,842 Iowans had been fully vaccinated, an increase of 4,199 from Monday. That’s 51.6 percent of Iowans age 12 and older, and 43,77 percent of the state’s total population.
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