AN 8 DAY FORECAST THAT BRINGS IN SOME BIG HEAT AS WE HEAD TOWARD THE WEEKEND. STACEY: NEW AT 6:00, GOVERNOR REYNOLDS SAYS SHE IS CONSIDERING RE-INSTATING SOME COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS, IN RESPONSE TO A RISE IN CASES. KCCI’S CHRIS GOTHNER EXPLAINS WHAT COULD BE IN STORE FOR IOWA BARS. CHRIS: SPEAKING HERE IN WEBSTER CITY, GOVERNOR REYNOLDS SAID ONE RESTRICTION IN PARTICULAR MIGHT BE REINTRODUCED FOR BARS. AND THAT RESTRICTION WOULD BE BRINGING BACK THE 50% CAPACITY REQUIREMENT. THIS COMES AS THE GOVERNOR ATTRIBUTES A RISE IN COVID-19 CASES TO YOUNGER IOWANS, A DIFFERENCE FROM WHAT WE SAW EARLIER IN THE PANDEMIC. BARS WERE A FOCUS OF RECENT CASE SPIKES IN IOWA COUNTIES WITH BIG COLLEGE TOWNS, LIKE STORY AND JOHNSON. WHILE SHE DIDN’T LAY OUT SPECIFICS BESIDES RE-TIGHTENING CAPACITY REQUIREMENTS, SHE HINTED THAT OTHER CHANGES MAY BE ON THE TABLE.>> WE’RE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT RESPONSES AND I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS WE’D BE VERY TARGETED IN THOSE RESPONSES. YOU WILL NOT SEE ME SHUT DOWN THE ENTIRE STATE. WE KNOW WHERE THE INCREASES ARE TAKING PLACE. WE HAVE SOME IDEA OF WHAT IT MAY BE TIED TO. CHRIS A NUMBER OF BARS IN BOTH : DES MOINES AND AMES HAVE PROACTIVELY SHUT DOWN OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS DUE TO RISING CASE COUNTS AMONG YOUNGER IOWANS. SOME OTHERS HAVE SHUT DOWN BECAUSE OF COVID-19 CASES AMONG EMPLOYEES. IN WEBSTER CITY, CHRIS GOT
Iowa surpasses 36,000 positive coronavirus cases
Iowa Department of Public Health Data shows more Iowans are being hospitalized due to coronavirus. Some data on the IDPH website does not appear to have updated as of Wednesday morning.As of 10 a.m. Wednesday, IDPH reported 206 new positive cases and 4 additional deaths in the last 24 hours. There was no new data for Wednesday on the IDPH website.There have been 36,036 positive cases and 759 deaths reported by IDPH since the pandemic began.IDPH reported 384,765 Iowans have been tested for COVID-19 and 27,102 have recovered from the virus.IDPH reported 6,342 Iowans were tested Tuesday. Overall, 1 of 8 Iowans have been tested and 1 of 88 Iowans have tested positive. An increasing number of Iowans have been hospitalized with the virus since the beginning of July. IDPH reported 190 hospitalized patients, up from 186 the previous day. There are 62 patients in intensive care, down from 67 the previous day. There are 35 patients on ventilators, up from 32 the previous day. There were 30 patients admitted in the last 24 hours, up from 28 the previous day.IDPH reported approximately 3,240 inpatient beds available in the state, with 490 ICU beds and 770 ventilators available. There are coronavirus outbreaks in 14 of Iowa’s long-term care facilities. IDPH reported 337 positive cases within those facilities, with 85 recoveries. There have been 399 deaths in Iowa’s long-term care facilities.The Iowa Department of Public Health displays the latest coronavirus data, including county-by-county breakdowns, in real time on this website. KCCI publishes a snapshot of the previous 24 hours of data each day at 10 a.m.
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Iowa Department of Public Health Data shows more Iowans are being hospitalized due to coronavirus. Some data on the IDPH website does not appear to have updated as of Wednesday morning.
As of 10 a.m. Wednesday, IDPH reported 206 new positive cases and 4 additional deaths in the last 24 hours. There was no new data for Wednesday on the IDPH website.
There have been 36,036 positive cases and 759 deaths reported by IDPH since the pandemic began.
IDPH reported 384,765 Iowans have been tested for COVID-19 and 27,102 have recovered from the virus.
IDPH reported 6,342 Iowans were tested Tuesday. Overall, 1 of 8 Iowans have been tested and 1 of 88 Iowans have tested positive.
An increasing number of Iowans have been hospitalized with the virus since the beginning of July. IDPH reported 190 hospitalized patients, up from 186 the previous day. There are 62 patients in intensive care, down from 67 the previous day. There are 35 patients on ventilators, up from 32 the previous day. There were 30 patients admitted in the last 24 hours, up from 28 the previous day.
IDPH reported approximately 3,240 inpatient beds available in the state, with 490 ICU beds and 770 ventilators available.
There are coronavirus outbreaks in 14 of Iowa’s long-term care facilities. IDPH reported 337 positive cases within those facilities, with 85 recoveries. There have been 399 deaths in Iowa’s long-term care facilities.
The Iowa Department of Public Health displays the latest coronavirus data, including county-by-county breakdowns, in real time on this website. KCCI publishes a snapshot of the previous 24 hours of data each day at 10 a.m.
