Iowa adds 40 COVID-19 cases, one death Monday

Iowa added 40 new COVID-19 cases and one new confirmed death Monday.

The new numbers bring the state’s totals to 372,061 cases and 6,073 deaths, according to Iowa Department of Public Health data.

The state’s seven-day average for cases is 98. For deaths, the average is three.

Vaccinations

As of Monday afternoon, 1,337,995 Iowans, or 42.41 percent of the state’s population, have been fully vaccinated, according to IDPH data. The total number of people vaccinated within the state, non-Iowans included, is 1,391,293.

In Linn County 108,542 people, or 47.88 percent of the county’s total population, have been fully vaccinated.

In Johnson County, that number is 81,444, or 53.89 percent of the county population.

New cases

Locally, Linn County added nine cases Monday, bringing the county total to 21,133. The county’s seven-day average is 12.

Johnson County added one case Monday, bringing the county total to 14,593. Johnson’s seven-day average is three.

Confirmed deaths

Monday’s sole death was of a person in Allamakee Count between 61 and 80 years old. The death happened April 9.

Hospitalizations

Across the state, hospitalizations rose from 80 to 84 in the 24-hour period ending at 11 a.m., according to IDPH data.

Intensive-care patients remained at 16, and patients on ventilators remained at eight.

Long-term care facilities

Iowa’s long-term care facility outbreak numbers remained the same as Sunday, with four outbreaks and 25 people positive for COVID-19.

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John McGlothlen of The Gazette contributed to this report.