URGENT APPEAL AS THEY NEAR CAPACITY. CYNTHIA: STUDIES SHOW MORE RURAL RESIDENTS ARE AT RISK OF MORE SEVERE COVID-19 BECAUSE OF AGE AND HEALTH CONDITIONS THAN THOSE LIVING IN URBAN AREAS. 30 MILES FROM DES MOINES IN JASPER COUNTY, WITH 37,000 RESIDENTS, MERCY ONE NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER, A 41-BED HOSPITAL THAT IS STAFFING TO CARE FOR 25 PATIENTS. >> I DO THINK THAT THE URGENCY IS REAL, WHETHER IT'S URBAN OR RURAL THAT, YOU KNOW, WE NEED HELP. CYNTHIA: CHAD KELLY SAY HOSPITALS URGENTLY NEED THE PUBLIC'S HEALTH TO WEAR MASKS AND SOCIALLY DISTANCE TO STOP THE SURGE, 43 HOSPITALS AROUND THE STATE ARE HELPING EACH OTHER COMMUNICATING DAILY ABOUT NEW TREATMENTS AND WHERE BEDS ARE AVAILABLE. >> SO WE ARE ABLE TO DO SOME JUGGLING AND FREE UP SPACE AND ALSO SOME OF THE RURAL AFFILIATES OR SMALLER TOWN AFFILIATES ARE GETTING A LITTLE MORE COMFORTABLE MANAGING SOME OF THESE COVID PATIENTS SO THEY DON'T ALL END UP HERE. >> THAT'S HAPPENING DAILY, IN FACT, WE HAVE TAKEN MULTIPLE PATIENTS FROM OUR PARTNERS IN DES MOINES TO HELP CREATE BED CAPACITY THERE FOR THE MORE SEVERELY ILL PATIENTS THAT NEED THE HIGH VENTILATION OR THOSE TREATMENTS. CYNTHIA: SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN, MORE RURAL HOSPITALS HAVE ACQUIRED NECESSARY TECHNOLOGY LIKE VENTILATORS TO TRY TO KEEP PATIENTS IN THEIR HOMETOWN. >> WHAT WE REALLY WANT TO DO IS KEEP PEOPLE CLOSE SO THAT WE DON'T OVERWHELM THE URBAN HOSPITALS. CYNTHIA: DOCTORS ARE WARNING THAT RURAL HOSPITALS COULD BE HIT ESPECIALLY HARD AND BECOME MORE OVERWHELMED AS THE FLU SEASON BEGI
Hospitalizations continue to rise as Iowa reports 4,830 new cases, 25 deaths
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Updated: 10:14 AM CST Nov 14, 2020
On Saturday, the Iowa Department of Public Health reported 4,830 new positive coronavirus cases and 25 additional deaths. As of 10 a.m., the health department reported 180,253 total cases, 107,542 total recoveries and 1,972 total deaths in the state since the pandemic began. On Friday, the state reported 175,423 cases and 1,947 deaths. The state's data shows that 1,089,765 Iowans have been tested for coronavirus. Within the last 24 hours, the state has received 11,959 lab test results with 3,412 of them being positive. The state receives test results from prior days and adds them to the overall total. Iowa's 14-day positivity rate continues to increase at 22.9%, which is an increase from 22.5% on Friday. Among Iowa's 99 counties, 93 report a 14-day positivity rate higher than 15%, which is a decrease from the 95 counties on Friday. Public schools in those counties can apply for a waiver in order to give instruction 100% online. Meanwhile, 70 counties have a positivity rate higher than 20%, 10 report a rate 30% or higher. Page County has a positivity rate of 45.7%. Jones County has a positivity rate of 50,8%. Hospitalization continues to be an issue among medical professionals. The IDPH reports 1,261 have been hospitalized, which is an increase from the 1,227 on Friday. Of those hospitalized, 928 had a primary COVID-19 diagnosis, while 333 were hospitalized for another reason but tested positive for COVID-19. IDPH says 246 are in the ICU, which is an increase from the 240 on Friday. There have been 217 patients admitted to the hospital in the last 24 hours, which is up from the 213 patients yesterday. Currently, there are 2,540 inpatient beds, 341 ICU beds and 840 ventilators available. On Saturday, the state reported 100 long-term care facilities reporting outbreaks, which is an decrease from Friday's 102 facilities. The facilities report 2,916 positive cases, 1,356 recoveries and 932 deaths within Iowa's long-term care facilities. The Iowa Department of Public Health provides coronavirus data in real time on this website dashboard. vlog publishes a daily summary of the information at 10 a.m.
DES MOINES, Iowa — On Saturday, the 4,830 new positive coronavirus cases and 25 additional deaths. As of 10 a.m., the health department reported 180,253 total cases, 107,542 total recoveries and 1,972 total deaths in the state since the pandemic began. On Friday, the state reported 175,423 cases and 1,947 deaths.
The state's data shows that 1,089,765 Iowans have been tested for coronavirus. Within the last 24 hours, the state has received 11,959 lab test results with 3,412 of them being positive. The state receives test results from prior days and adds them to the overall total. Iowa's 14-day positivity rate continues to increase at 22.9%, which is an increase from 22.5% on Friday.
Among Iowa's 99 counties, 93 report a 14-day positivity rate higher than 15%, which is a decrease from the 95 counties on Friday. Public schools in those counties can apply for a waiver in order to give instruction 100% online. Meanwhile, 70 counties have a positivity rate higher than 20%, 10 report a rate 30% or higher. Page County has a positivity rate of 45.7%. Jones County has a positivity rate of 50,8%.
Hospitalization continues to be an issue among medical professionals. The IDPH reports 1,261 have been hospitalized, which is an increase from the 1,227 on Friday. Of those hospitalized, 928 had a primary COVID-19 diagnosis, while 333 were hospitalized for another reason but tested positive for COVID-19. IDPH says 246 are in the ICU, which is an increase from the 240 on Friday. There have been 217 patients admitted to the hospital in the last 24 hours, which is up from the 213 patients yesterday. Currently, there are 2,540 inpatient beds, 341 ICU beds and 840 ventilators available.
On Saturday, the state reported 100 long-term care facilities reporting outbreaks, which is an decrease from Friday's 102 facilities. The facilities report 2,916 positive cases, 1,356 recoveries and 932 deaths within Iowa's long-term care facilities.
The Iowa Department of Public Health provides coronavirus data in real time on . vlog publishes a daily summary of the information at 10 a.m.
