DROPLETS FROM OTHERS. RHEYA: AS THE PANDEMIC DRAGS ON, SOME SUGGEST COVID FATIGUE COULD BE PARTIALLY TO BLAME FOR SPIKING CASE COUNTS IN IOWA. DOCTORS SAY PEOPLE ARE LETTING THEIR GUARDS DOWN. AN EXPERT SHOWED OUR CHRIS GOTHNER HOW WE CAN ALL COMBAT IT. CHRIS GOVERNOR REYNOLDS HAS : MENTIONED COVID FATIGUE AS A POSSIBLE REASON WHY CASE COUNTS ARE SPIKING. MANY PEOPLE ARE JUST TIRED OF DEALING WITH THE VIRUS BUT EXPERTS SAY NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO LET YOUR GUARD DOWN. I SPOKE WITH KINDRA PERRY, SHE’S A PSYCHOLOGIST AT BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER AND ITS CLINICAL DIRECTOR FOR OUTPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. SHE SAYS IT’S IMPORTANT WE GROUND OURSELVES IN THE MOMENT RIGHT NOW. DON’T SET TIMETABLES, AND FOCUS ON WHAT YOU CAN CONTROL LIKE WEARING A MASK AND TAKING OTHER IMPORTANT STEP BE COMPASSIONATE TO OTHERS, SHE SAYS AND YOURSELF. , SELF-CARE IS KEY AS WE DEAL WITH BURNOUT FROM THIS VIRUS. GET REGULAR EXERCISE, WALKING, GOING OUTDOORS, GET GOOD SLEEP. PERRY SAYS THE COURSE AND DOIN THE RIGHT THINGS NOW COULD GET US CLOSER TO SOME SENSE OF NORMALCY, RATHER THAN PROLONGING EVERYTHING. >> REMIND YOURSELF WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO DO THIS. SO THAT WE CAN DO ALL THOS THINGS THAT WE ARE MISSING OUT RIGHT NOW. AND THE MORE WE DO THAT RIGHT NOW THE QUICKER WE CAN GET TO , WHAT WE ALL WANT. CHRIS AND IF COVID FATIGUE IS
More than 1,200 Iowans hospitalized, 29 additional COVID-19 deaths reported
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Updated: 9:57 AM CST Nov 12, 2020
Coronavirus hospitalizations continue to spike as the virus continues to spread in Iowa.The Iowa Department of Public Health on Thursday reported 4,337 new positive COVID-19 cases and 29 additional deaths. As of 10 a.m., the health department reported 170,358 total virus cases, 105,356 total recoveries and 1,927 total deaths since the beginning of the pandemic. Twenty-four hours earlier, Iowa reported 166,021 total positive cases and 1,898 total deaths. This new data comes as the state’s TestIowa sites were closed Wednesday for Veterans Day.IDPH data shows 1,068,270 Iowans have been tested for coronavirus. The state received 9,410 lab test results in the previous day, with 2,752 positive cases. The health department receives test results from prior days that add to the overall total. Iowa now reports a statewide 14-day positivity rate of 22.1%, up from 21.4% a day earlier.Health department data shows 93 of Iowa’s 99 counties report a positivity rate 15% or higher over the last 14 days. Public schools in those counties can apply for a waiver to offer 100% online instruction. There are 67 counties with a 14-day positivity rate greater than 20%. Seven counties are at 30% or higher, while Wayne County reports a 40.2% average and Jones County shows a 48.2% average.A record 1,208 Iowans are hospitalized with COVID-19, up from 1,190 reported a day earlier. There are 215 patients in intensive care, also a record. There were 212 patients in ICU the previous day. There were 207 patients admitted in the last 24 hours, down from 240 the previous day. State data shows 101 patients on ventilators, down from 104 the previous day. The health department reports approximately 2,490 available hospital beds, with 334 ICU beds and 742 ventilators available.There are 100 long-term care facilities in the state reporting COVID-19 outbreaks, down from 101 the previous day. There are 2,989 positive cases and 1,322 recoveries reported within those facilities. There have been 915 deaths in Iowa’s long-term care facilities.Go to this website for the latest coronavirus information from the Iowa Department of Public Health. vlog publishes summary each day at 10 a.m. of the last 24 hours of data provided by IDPH.Gov. Kim Reynolds will host a news conference on Iowa’s response to the pandemic at 11 a.m. Thursday. You can watch the briefing on vlog-TV, the vlog Breaking News and Weather App, vlog.com or the vlog Facebook page.
DES MOINES, Iowa — Coronavirus hospitalizations continue to spike as the virus continues to spread in Iowa.
The on Thursday reported 4,337 new positive COVID-19 cases and 29 additional deaths. As of 10 a.m., the health department reported 170,358 total virus cases, 105,356 total recoveries and 1,927 total deaths since the beginning of the pandemic. Twenty-four hours earlier, Iowa reported 166,021 total positive cases and 1,898 total deaths. This new data comes as the state’s TestIowa sites were closed Wednesday for Veterans Day.
shows 1,068,270 Iowans have been tested for coronavirus. The state received 9,410 lab test results in the previous day, with 2,752 positive cases. The health department receives test results from prior days that add to the overall total. Iowa now reports a statewide 14-day positivity rate of 22.1%, up from 21.4% a day earlier.
shows 93 of Iowa’s 99 counties report a positivity rate 15% or higher over the last 14 days. Public schools in those counties can apply for a waiver to offer 100% online instruction. There are 67 counties with a 14-day positivity rate greater than 20%. Seven counties are at 30% or higher, while Wayne County reports a 40.2% average and Jones County shows a 48.2% average.
A record 1,208 Iowans are , up from 1,190 reported a day earlier. There are 215 patients in intensive care, also a record. There were 212 patients in ICU the previous day. There were 207 patients admitted in the last 24 hours, down from 240 the previous day. State data shows 101 patients on ventilators, down from 104 the previous day. The health department reports approximately 2,490 available hospital beds, with 334 ICU beds and 742 ventilators available.
There are 100 in the state reporting COVID-19 outbreaks, down from 101 the previous day. There are 2,989 positive cases and 1,322 recoveries reported within those facilities. There have been 915 deaths in Iowa’s long-term care facilities.
Go to for the latest coronavirus information from the Iowa Department of Public Health. vlog publishes summary each day at 10 a.m. of the last 24 hours of data provided by IDPH.
Gov. Kim Reynolds will host a news conference on Iowa’s response to the pandemic at 11 a.m. Thursday. You can watch the briefing on vlog-TV, the vlog Breaking News and Weather App, vlog.com or the vlog Facebook page.
