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The state added 119 new virus cases and two new, confirmed deaths on Thursday

Linn County’s seven-day average of new cases at lowest point since June 17, 2020.

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.

Between both Cedar Rapids hospitals, only one vaccinated individual, who had underlying health conditions, has been hospitalized for COVID-19. The vast majority of admissions in recent months have been among residents who are not immunized, proving to local health care officials the vaccine is effective in preventing serious illness and death.

Six additional people died from the coronavirus

Iowa on Friday reported 46 hospitalizations for COVID-19, the lowest number since March 28, 2020.

Linn County reported one of Thursday’s deaths

Iowa reported 110 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths for the previous 24 hours as of noon Wednesday, according the

The delta variant is responsible for half of new cases across a swath that includes Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming.

The state’s seven-day average for new cases is 80

The state reported 30 new virus cases on Monday, no new deaths

Experts say at least 70 percent of a population needs to be vaccinated in order to create herd immunity against the novel coronavirus. But as demand for the COVID-19 vaccine has dropped sharply in parts of the state, Iowa’s local public health officials aren’t confident their communities will reach that threshold.

Hospitalizations lowest since April 1 of 2020.

A judge in Texas recently backed the decision of Houston Methodist hospital system requiring all hospital employees to receive the …