Iowa adds 79 COVID-19 cases

Iowa reported 79 new cases of COVID-19 for the previous 24 hours as of 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, according to data from the Iowa Department of Public Health and as analyzed by The Gazette.

Three new confirmed deaths were recorded statewide.

Vaccinations

As of 1:30 p.m. Saturday, 1,400,974 Iowans — 44.40 percent of the state’s population — were fully vaccinated.

In Linn County, 114,365 residents have been fully vaccinated, or 50.45 percent of the county’s population.

In Johnson County, 84,838 residents have been fully vaccinated — 56.13 percent of its population.

Hospitalizations

Sixty-eight people were hospitalized statewide due to the novel coronavirus as of Saturday afternoon, the same as the previous day. There were 17 patients in intensive care units, and 10 patients on ventilators.

Long-term care outbreaks

There were three outbreaks of COVID-19 at long-term care facilities in the state, unchanged since Tuesday. As of Saturday afternoon, there are 29 individuals who tested positive for the virus who were connected to a long-term care facility.

Since March 2020, there have been 2,373 deaths from the virus connected to long-term care facilities in Iowa.

New cases

Linn County added nine new positive cases as of 1:30 p.m. Saturday for the previous 24-hour period, for a seven-day average of seven daily cases.

Johnson County recorded two new cases Saturday, for a seven-day average of two cases each day.

Confirmed deaths

Two of the three deaths reported by the Iowa Department of Public Health on Saturday were among ages 61 to 80, and one in an individual aged between 41 and 60.

Two of the confirmed deaths occurred in May, and one was in June.

The Gazette’s Stephen Colbert contributed to this report.

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