As Eastern Iowa summer camps are implementing new COVID-19 mitigation strategies as they prepare to welcome back the first campers of the year, including mask requirements as campers sit around the campfire and enjoy other summertime traditions.
Hospitalizations at lowest level since April 2020
Four long-term care outbreaks recorded statewide
A study based in 14 states showed that nearly one-third of teenagers hospitalized with COVID-19 during a surge of cases early this year required intensive care, and 5 percent required mechanical ventilation.
New case data was not available by county on Friday
A family medicine physician at MercyCare Monticello, Dr. Stephen Runde, recently received authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration to serve as an aviation medical examiner for pilots.
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
Some local physicians are worried the community won’t reach herd immunity against COVID-19, and urge residents to continue taking precautions when necessary.
More than 1.3 million Iowans had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Updated data for state and county case counts and confirmed deaths was not available Monday afternoon.
After three months of operations, the Johnson County mental health and substance abuse center has served dozens of people, and more services are coming online soon.
Nearly 49 percent of Iowans age 12 and above — the youngest age eligible — are now fully inoculated against the illness.
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