Iowa adds 130 COVID-19 cases Monday

Iowa added 130 new COVID-19 cases for the 24-hour period ending at 11 a.m. Monday.

No new deaths were reported, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health.

The new case numbers bring the state’s total to 365,620. Iowa’s seven-day average for cases was 363 as of Monday.

The state’s death toll remains at 5,959, bringing the seven-day average to five.

VACCINATIONS

As of Monday, 1,060,693 Iowans, or 33.62 percent of the state’s population, had been fully vaccinated. The total number of people who are fully vaccinated in the state, including non-Iowans, is 1,103,302.

The total of doses administered as of Monday afternoon was 2,300,751.

In Linn County, the total of fully vaccinated people was 82,508, or 36.39 percent of the county’s population.

In Johnson County, that number was 65,107, or 43.08 percent of the county’s population.

NEW CASES

Linn County added 10 new cases, bringing the county’s total to 20,648. The county’s seven-day average is 22.

Johnson County added five of its own cases for a total of 14,373. Johnson’s seven-day average is 19.

Around the state, 27 new cases were reported among children up to 17 years old, bringing the number of minors infected to 43,264.

HOSPITALIZATIONS

Across the state, the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations dropped from 179 to 181 during the 24-hour period ending at 11 a.m. Monday, according to IDPH data.

The number of intensive-care patients rose from 42 to 45, and the number of patients on ventilators to help them breathe increased from 26 to 30.

LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES

As of Monday, no lowa long-term care facilities were experiencing virus outbreaks, the same as for Sunday.

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