(Des Moines, IA) — The number of Iowa hospital patients who’ve tested positive for COVID is up 12 percent since Wednesday. The Iowa Department of Public Health’s website shows nearly 900 COVID hospital patients in the state and 19 percent of them are in intensive care. Eight out of 10 COVID patients in the ICU are not vaccinated. Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids keeps track of the positivity rate among all its patients on a rolling, seven day average. It’s up to 32 percent today (Friday). About 56 percent of Iowans are fully vaccinated. The more contagious omicron variant of the virus is now the dominant variant in Iowa according to the CDC.
COVID Hospitalizations Increasing in Iowa
Jan 7, 2022 | 3:58 PM
LOCAL NEWS
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LOCAL SPORTS
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