DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) – The Iowa Department of Public Health reported on Thursday another 22 deaths related to COVID-19 and another 841 positive cases of the virus in Iowa.
On a positive note, almost 100,000 people in Iowa received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
As of 10:30 am on Thursday, state data show that a total of 327,255 people in Iowa tested positive for COVID-19 and a total of 5,196 people have died of the virus since the pandemic began.
The state lists COVID-19 as the root cause of 4,690 reported deaths, while the virus was a contributing factor in 506 of reported deaths.
A total of 299,122 people in Iowa have recovered from COVID-19 since the pandemic began.
COVID-19 hospitalizations declined for the third consecutive day in Iowa. Wednesday was the first day since September that the number of reported COVID-19 hospitalizations was less than 300.
As of 10:30 am on Thursday, the state reports that 273 people are hospitalized with the virus. This is a decrease from the 292 hospitalizations recorded on Wednesday. In the past 24 hours, 32 people have been admitted to Iowa hospitals with the virus. There are 64 patients in the ICU and 26 on ventilators.
According to data provided by the state, 3,725 people have been tested for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. The state reports that a total of 1,505,505 tests have been carried out since the pandemic began. According to these data, the positivity rate in the last 24 hours was 22.6 percent.
As of 10:30 am, the state vaccine administration panel shows a total of 382,598 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered. A total of 99,978 people completed two doses of the vaccine in Iowa.
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