COVID-19 patients in ICUs at record high in Iowa, ventilator usage at highest since early June

[Eugene]

Source: KWQC-TV

COVID-19 patients in ICUs at record high in Iowa, ventilator usage at highest since early June

Published: Nov. 7, 2020 at 2:01 PM EST | Updated: 3 hours ago

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - Hospitalization rates due to the illness caused by the novel coronavirus remained high on Saturday, according to data provided by state officials, as thousands of more cases and additional deaths were reported.

As of 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, the Iowa Department of Public Health said that 4,249 additional cases of COVID-19 were added to the state’s reported total since Friday morning, which now stands at 148,391 cases. 100,346 people are considered recovered from the disease.

14 more deaths were reported in the state in the last 24 hours. Iowa’s total since the pandemic began is now 1,829.

The positivity rate in Iowa has continued to rise, now reaching 14.6%.

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Read more: https://www.kwqc.com/2020/11/07/covid-19-patients-in-icus-at-record-high-in-iowa-ventilator-usage-at-highest-since-early-june/

[Skittles]

1. and they went for Trump

[madaboutharry]

3. 757,707 Iowans voted for Biden.

Trump won by 100,000 votes, but a lot of people in Iowa hate him too.

[Skittles]

5. well that's true everywhere

it s just plain sickening that so many people fall for city-slicker CON MAN

[IowaGuy]

2. Of course Covid Kim Reaper will quickly respond with policies derived from "metrics and data"..(nt)

[Frustratedlady]

4. Our schools are going virtual on Monday for two weeks, then come back for 2 days before Thanksgiving

That's ridiculous. Come back after Thanksgiving or run the virtual until January with time off for the holidays.