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Reported new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have declined in Iowa over the past week, according to data released Wednesday by the Iowa Department of Public Health and the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. USA
The state Department of Health reported 4,109 new cases of COVID-19 this week, an average of 587 per day. That’s a low from last week, when the state averaged about 597 new cases reported per day. It’s also the lowest number of cases reported in a week since early July.
The actual number of new COVID-19 cases in Iowa is likely to be higher, as other positive but asymptomatic people may not get tested, and other people who test positive at home may not be included in the state Department of Health’s count.
The number of other people hospitalized with COVID-19 also fell this week, from 270 to 232, according to the federal Department of Health and Human Services. This is the first time this number has fallen in a weekly update in a month. It is also the lowest for two months.
Of the 232 COVID-19 patients, 21 required extensive care for complications, up from 25 last week.
The state Department of Health reported 26 more COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the number of deaths due to the Iowa pandemic to 9,994. The actual total is likely higher, as the state Department of Health takes weeks to determine and report deaths. of COVID-19.
The state also released new vaccination data for September. As of Sept. 5, 59. 4 percent of Iowa’s population was fully vaccinated against COVID-19, a 0. 2 percent increase from last month’s data.
More than one million Iowans have also gained a booster dose of COVID-19, meaning that approximately 57% of those who are fully vaccinated have also gained at least one booster.
An additional booster dose will now be available for Iowans over the age of 12, particularly targeting lately dominant strains of the omicron variant. of 5 September.
This number would basically come with older people or, specifically, with the threat of COVID-19-like headaches, for whom a momentary dose is already available. The expanded eligibility would have gone into effect before this month’s knowledge update.
More: New COVID-19 reminders will be available in Iowa. Here’s what you want to know.
The latest knowledge in Iowa since March 2020 for the pandemic, on Sept. 14, compared to a week earlier:
Confirmed cases: 850,932, a cumulative of 4,109.
Deaths: 9,994, one building of 26.
Percentage of Iowans vaccinated: 59. 4%
Note: Knowledge of COVID-19 hospitalization is no longer obtained from the Iowa Department of Public Health. The knowledge below is from the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. USA
Hospitalizations: 232, up from 270 a week ago
Patients in intensive care: 21, to 25 previously
In Polk County, 67 percent of citizens are fully vaccinated, according to new data this month. This is a cumulative 0. 4% of last month’s age problems.
In Dallas County, 65. 7% of citizens are fully vaccinated, a 0. 4% increase from last month.
The five Iowa counties with the percentage of their population fully vaccinated as of Sept. 5 are Johnson (70. 5 percent), Buena Vista (68. 7 percent), Polk (67. 0 percent), Marshall (66. 8 percent) and Linn (66. 0 percent) counties.
Tim Webber is a specialist in visualization of knowledge for registration. Reach him at twebber@registermedia. com, 515-284-8532 and on Twitter at @HelloTimWebber.
This article appeared in the Des Moines Register: Iowa COVID cases and hospitalizations decreased in the last weekly update