After several weeks of a single-digit COVID-19 positivity rate, Des Moines County is experiencing a resurgence of the virus.
Between 2:00 p. m. on October 9 and 11 a. m. On Saturday, Des Moines County recorded 201 more cases of COVID-1nine, which increased the county’s positivity rate from 10. 4% to 13. 6%, the last time des Moines County’s positivity rate in a count on October 6.
According to Melissa Jones, spokesperson for Great River Health, which operates a Test Iowa site at the county fairgrounds, 1229 COVID-19 tests were administered between October 8 and Thursday, of which 205, or 16. 7%, were positive. Information on the number of tests administered through fitness service providers at the same time was not available without delay.
“There seems to be an upward trend after more important occasions,” said Christa Poggemiller, Des Moines County Public Fitness Manager, who did not identify occasions related to the spread of the virus.
The Des Moines County Health Council last week issued an opposite position to large-scale occasions, saying such occasions planned for 2020 were “wrong” and recommending their cancellation.
<< Based on known evidence of how COVID-19 spreads among mass gatherings of people, as well as the main dangers associated with the spread of COVID-19 on the network through travelers in the most infectious spaces in the United States, the Board believes that destructive fitness Having an effect on the citizens of our county participating in those occasions can be substantial," the board said in its statement. "The accumulation of COVID-19-related diseases and even death can result and the fitness of our population over the coming months. "
The virus doesn’t paint for up to 14 days. During this incubation period, the virus may not be detected by a COVID-19 test, but it can be transmitted, so it is very difficult to contain.
“You can’t check this quarantine outdoors,” Poggemiller said of those who have been exposed to the virus.
People inflamed with the virus may not delight in symptoms until day 14, so others are asked to quarantine for 10 days after symptoms appear. 90 days.
“The fitness board recommends that these occasions be cancelled because of the physical condition and protection of all community members,” the fitness board continued. “If such occasions move forward, the Health Board encourages citizens to protect themselves and others and avoid mass gatherings and crowds while this virus is still very active and spreading through the United States.
The Iowa Department of Public Health recommends wearing a mask that covers your nose and mouth to prevent the virus from spreading. Facial screens aren’t as effective.
The increase in COVID-19 cases in Des Moines County occurs just in time for the start of the flu season, raising considerations that the flow of any of the respiratory diseases can overwhelm fitness systems.
“We’ve noticed the activity of influenza, but it’s minimal,” Poggemiller said.
Despite the accumulation of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations so far have remained low. Melissa Jones, spokeswoman for the Great River Medical Center, said the hospital’s COVID-19 hospital unit had noticed a single-digit drop in patient numbers in early September and the unit’s patient count has remained solid ever since.
Rhinovirus, or cold, is added to the mixture, which is also starting to appear in southeastern Iowa. COVID-19, influenza and rhinovirus represent several symptoms. Influenza and COVID tests can help during the time they are remote in case of symptoms.
Health officials are urging others to get vaccinated against the flu this year.
The Des Moines County Department of Public Health offers flu shots. Those wishing to be vaccinated can pass from 1:30 p. m. at four o’clock in the afternoon Tuesday and Thursday.
A limited number of loose vaccines will be available for eligible 19- to 64-year-olds. Children under the age of 18 may also be eligible for loose vaccinations under the Vaccine for Children program.
Public fitness also accepts Medicaid, Medicare and insurance. Those who have fitness insurance and are eligible for a loose vaccine can pay $35 from the personal sector.
Public fitness provides flu vaccines to children under 6 months of age.
Iowa Department of Public Health County’s fitness departments will begin arrangements to download and distribute COVID-19 vaccines.
“The IDPH expects the vaccine to be obtained for the first time in the fall of 2020,” the State Department says on its website.
Public fitness and emergency screening in Des Moines County has already begun this process.
“We are doing everything we can to prepare for the vaccine,” Poggemiller said.
These arrangements come with a choice of where immunization clinics are located, staffing, supplies, where to get supplies, how to ship vaccines, and how to get them to those who need them most.
Due to its expected limited availability, the vaccine is most likely to be given first to others in high-threat groups, such as the elderly and those at increased risk of exposure. As more and more vaccines are available, eligibility criteria will be expanded.
However, the timing of vaccination is not safe and others continue to take precautions to avoid inflamed or spreading the virus.