Iowa COVID-19 cases up sixth week in a row

Linn County experiences 4 virus deaths have been confirmed previously week

A syringe of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccination lies on a counter on the Jap Iowa Well being Heart in southeast Cedar Rapids on Sept. 3, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

COVID-19 instances in Iowa are up for a sixth consecutive week, with 3,704 new instances reported previously week.

That quantity represents a 6.8 p.c enhance over the earlier week’s complete of three,469 new instances. The precise complete is probably going a lot larger, given the supply of at-home take a look at kits, the outcomes of which aren’t reported to the state.

In Linn County, 311 COVID-19 instances have been reported previously week, down from 329 reported the earlier week. The county has recorded 62,848 instances since March 2020, in line with the Iowa Division of Public Well being.

Johnson County added 165 instances final week, up one from 164 the earlier week. The county has recorded 43,646 instances because the begin of the pandemic.

Thus far, 880,770 folks have examined optimistic for COVID-19 in Iowa because the pandemic first was detected within the state in March 2020.

Hospitalizations

Hospitalizations from the virus elevated to 256, up from 255 the earlier week.

The variety of sufferers in Iowa intensive care items decreased from 17 to 16.

Deaths

The state confirmed 27 deaths from COVID-19 previously week, together with 4 in Linn County. The earlier week, the state reported 22 deaths.

Since March 2020, 10,343 Iowans have died from COVID-19. That quantity consists of 643 deaths in Linn County.

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