Weekly average of new cases declines for 18th day
Syringes are prepared Dec. 14, 2020, along with bandages to give doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to health care workers at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
The number of people being treated for COVID-19 in Iowa hospitals dropped Sunday to its lowest level in more than 13 months, according to state public health data.
In a 24-hour period ending at 11 a.m. Sunday, 104 patients were being treated for the disease, a drop from 111 at the same time a day before and tied for the lowest number since April 7, 2020. The number of patients in intensive care ticked up from 24 to 25, and the number of patients using ventilators to help breathe remained steady at 10.
Vaccinations
More than 3,000 Iowans newly became fully vaccinated Sunday, bringing the total to 1,306,222 residents of the state. That means nearly 49 percent of Iowans age 12 and above — the youngest age eligible — are now fully inoculated against the illness.
In Linn County, another 193 people became fully vaccinated between Saturday and Sunday, bringing the total to 105,230 residents of the county. In Johnson County, another 135 people completed the vaccination series, for a total of 79,347 in the county so far.
New cases
Another 60 new cases of COVID-19 were added in a 24-hour period ending Sunday, according to the data. The rolling seven-day average of new daily cases is 109 — a drop in the statewide weekly average for the 18th day in a row. Iowa’s total number of cases since the pandemic began is 371,377.
Five new cases were added in Linn County, for a total so far of 21,047. Three new cases were added in Johnson County, for a total of 14,569.
One new case was reported for adults in the education occupation category. Another nine cases were reported for children 17 and younger.
Deaths
No new COVID-19 deaths were confirmed Sunday, leaving the total number of Iowans who have died as a result of the respiratory disease at 6,055.
John McGlothlen of The Gazette contributed to this report.
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