Iowa sets record highs for COVID-19 hospitalizations, 7-day case averages

[TexasTowelie]

Linn County reported a record-high number of COVID-19 cases in a 24-hour period that ended at 11 a.m. Tuesday, according to data analyzed by The Gazette.

The county reported 110 new cases for a total of 5,639. Linn County’s seven-day average also was a record high at 83. Its positivity rate is 26.63 percent over 24 hours.

In total, Iowa added 1,175 new virus cases, bringing the state’s seven-day average to 1,329, a record high for Iowa.

Hospitalizations continue to rise, breaking the record again with 564. Intensive-care patients dipped from 129 to 128, and patients on ventilators went from 45 to 46.

The state also confirmed 21 new deaths, bringing the toll to 1,658.

Read more: https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/health/iowa-sets-record-highs-for-covid-19-hospitalizations-7-day-case-averages-20201027
(Cedar Rapids Gazette)

[Blappy]

1. moving up

Iowa is getting ready to overtake Alabama for the #5 highest infection incidence in the country. If the Iowa House turns blue (fingers crossed), they should impeach Reynold for gross mismanagement of the COVID-19 pandemic. What a clusterf**k!