(Des Moines, IA) — The number of Iowa hospital patients who’ve tested positive for Covid is down about three percent since Wednesday. State data show six out of 10 patients were admitted for treatment of Covid. And about 18-and-a-half percent of those patients are in an intensive care unit. The number of Iowa nursing homes with Covid outbreaks continues to rise — more than doubling in the past two weeks. Nursing home residents were at the head of the line when Covid vaccines became available a year ago. The AARP’s state director is calling on Iowa nursing homes to require booster shots for residents and staff. The state’s coronavirus website shows 69 nursing homes have Covid outbreaks today. One-point-eight million Iowans are fully vaccinated or just under 60 percent of the state’s population.
Learfield Wire Service
