More than 750,000 Iowans are fully vaccinated against COVID-19

More than 750,000 Iowans are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Monday afternoon, according to data from the Iowa Department of Public Health.

The state Monday reported that 1,876,843 doses have been administered in Iowa, with 1,806,921 of those going to Iowans.

The number of Iowans who are fully vaccinated as of 1:30 p.m. is 750,029, an increase of 7,044 from the previous day. Including non-Iowans, a total of 781,224 people have been fully vaccinated in the state.

Of those, 702,714 people have completed the Pfizer or Moderna two-dose regimen, while 78,510 received the Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine.

In Linn County, 55,902 people are fully vaccinated as of Monday afternoon. That’s 31 percent of the county’s adult population and 24.7 percent of the total population.

In Johnson County, 43,557 people have been fully vaccinated, equaling 35 percent of the county’s adult population and 28.8 percent of the total population.

New cases

Iowa added 146 new COVID-19 cases in the 24-hour period ending at 11 a.m. Monday.

The new additions bring the state’s total number of COVID-19 cases to 357,039, according to Iowa Department of Public Health data.

The state’s seven-day average for new cases is 521.

Of the new cases statewide, 33 were recorded in children up to age 17, bringing the total of infected minors to 41,467.

Linn County added nine cases Monday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the county to 20,164. Linn’s seven-day average is 27.

Johnson County added 15 cases for a total of 13,871. The county’s seven-day average is 29.

Hospitalizations

Across the state, virus hospitalizations increased from 212 to 220 in the 24-hour period ending at 11 a.m. Monday.

The number of patients in intensive care ticked up from 54 to 55 and the number of patients on ventilators rose from 20 to 21.

Long-term care facilities

Three long-term care facilities in Iowa are experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks — defined as three or more cases among residents and staff — with 29 people ill.

To date, 2,295 people have died from the virus in Iowa’s long-term care facilities.

Confirmed deaths

For the second day in a row, the state reported no new confirmed deaths. The total number of people who have died from COVID-19 since last March remains at 5,857.

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