Articles Tagged: COVID vaccine

Hospitalizations at lowest level since April 2020

Four long-term care outbreaks recorded statewide

New case data was not available by county on Friday

The state’s ICU patient numbers lowest since data first released in March 2020

The CDC has awarded $500,000 to the University of Iowa and other public health organizations to improve COVID-19 vaccine rates in 17 of Iowa’s smallest communities.

Iowa reported 169 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, bringing the total number of people in the state who have tested positive for the virus to 371,617, according to data from the Iowa Department of Public Health.

The state’s seven-day average for new cases is lowest since April 2020

Iowa added 99 new COVID-19 cases Friday, bringing the total number of individuals in the state who have tested positive for the virus to 371,232, Six new COVID-19 deaths were also reported, bringing that total to 6,053.

University of Iowa Health Care researchers will be texting the migrant workers in Iowa -- a population largely “invisible” in health care -- this summer to find out about their health.

The state’s seven-day average for cases continues to decline for the 15th day in a row

The state’s seven-day average for new cases is 172 — the lowest since April 18, 2020

Iowans having been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 totaled 1,265,391 as of 1:30 p.m. Saturday. That was 9,895 more since Friday.

The state’s seven-day average for new cases is under 200 for the first time since April 2020

Campuswide mask mandates lifted; vaccines encouraged but not required

5 more deaths, 284 more cases of COVID-19