OUTBREAKS LIKE THIS. THE PERRY LUTHER HOME BEHIND ME IS REPORTING 41 CASES OF THE CORONAVIRUS THE DALLAS COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TELLS US THAT WHEN THE NUMBERS START TO ADD UP COMMUNICATION IS KEY. AND COCHRAN IS THE HEALTH NAVIGATION COORDINATED WITH THE DALLAS COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. IT’S VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO CONTINUE TO COMMUNICATE OFTEN WITH THE THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN OUR COUNTIES. SHE SPOKE TO US IN GENERAL TERMS NOT SPECIFICALLY ON THE PERRY LUTHERAN HOME TELLING US EACH LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY CAME UP WITH ITS OWN PLANS TO TAKE CARE OF THINGS INSIDE THE FACILITY WHILE THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT STARTS CONTACT TRACING WE MAKE PHONE CALLS TO THE PERSON WHO IS INFECTED AND TRY TO FACTORIES WHERE THEY WERE, WHO WERE THEY WITH WHEN AND THEN CONTACT THOSE INDIVIDUALS COCHRAN SAYS DESPITE EMPLOYEES OF LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES DOING ALL THEY CAN TO KEEP THEIR RESIDENTS SAFE. THE RESIDENTS MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE VIRUS DUE TO A NUMBER OF FACTORS THAT INCLUDE THE COMMUNAL SETTING THE COMBINATION OF AGE AND HEALTH NEEDS AND THEIR SOCIAL ISOLATION ALL PLAY A ROLE AND IF THERE IS AN OUTBREAK THE BLAME GAME IS NOT SOMETHING SHE WANTS TO PLAY PEOPLE NEED TO STOP POINTING FINGERS AND BLAMING OTHERS. JUST LET’S WORK THE SYSTEM AND DO WHAT WE KNOW IS HELPFUL. WE REACHED OUT TO OFFICIALS AT THE PARENT LUTHERAN HOME. HOPING TO GET SOME OF THE COMMENT ON CAMERA, BUT WE’RE NOT ABLE TO GET ANYONE TO SPEAK WITH US IN PERRY MAR
70 care facilities report outbreaks as COVID-19 spreads in Iowa
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Updated: 9:57 AM CDT Oct 22, 2020
There are now 70 long-term care facilities reporting coronavirus outbreaks in Iowa, up from 68 the previous day. The state reports 1,779 positive cases and 721 recoveries within those facilities. There have been 790 deaths within Iowa’s long-term care facilities. The Iowa Department of Public Health on Thursday reported 1,401 new COVID-19 cases and 15 additional deaths.As of 10 a.m. Thursday, the state reported 110,974 total cases, 85,599 total recoveries and 1,594 total deaths since the pandemic began. Iowa reported 109,573 total cases and 1,579 total deaths 24 hours earlier.The health department reports 918,078 Iowans have been tested for the virus. The health department received 5,335 lab test results in the previous day, with 738 positive cases. The state receives test results from prior days that add to the overall total. A third of Iowans have been tested for the virus and one of 28 have tested positive. Iowa reports a 9.7% positivity rate over the last 14 days.State data shows 14 Iowa counties report a 14-day positivity rate greater than 15%. That means public schools in Harrison, Cass, Delaware, Sioux, Monroe, Plymouth, Osceola, Carroll, Taylor, Winnebago, O’Brien, Humboldt, Lyon and Crawford counties can apply for a waiver to provide 100% distance learning. Harrison, Cass, Delaware, Sioux and Monroe counties report a rate greater than 20%.COVID-19 hospitalizations in Iowa dipped slightly over the previous day. There are 530 patients hospitalized, down from the previous day’s record of 535. There are 135 patients listed in intensive care, up from 134 the previous day. There were 85 patients admitted into hospitals, down from 90 the previous day. There are 53 patients on ventilators, up from 49 the previous day. The state reports approximately 2,840 available hospital beds, with 375 ICU beds and 753 ventilators available.The Iowa Department of Public Health reports coronavirus data in real time on this website. vlog publishes a daily recap of the previous 24 hours of data at 10 a.m.
DES MOINES, Iowa — There are now 70 reporting coronavirus outbreaks in Iowa, up from 68 the previous day. The state reports 1,779 positive cases and 721 recoveries within those facilities. There have been 790 deaths within Iowa’s long-term care facilities.
The on Thursday reported 1,401 new COVID-19 cases and 15 additional deaths.
As of 10 a.m. Thursday, the state reported 110,974 total cases, 85,599 total recoveries and 1,594 total deaths since the pandemic began. Iowa reported 109,573 total cases and 1,579 total deaths 24 hours earlier.
The 918,078 Iowans have been tested for the virus. The health department received 5,335 lab test results in the previous day, with 738 positive cases. The state receives test results from prior days that add to the overall total. A third of Iowans have been tested for the virus and one of 28 have tested positive. Iowa reports a 9.7% positivity rate over the last 14 days.
shows 14 Iowa counties report a 14-day positivity rate greater than 15%. That means public schools in Harrison, Cass, Delaware, Sioux, Monroe, Plymouth, Osceola, Carroll, Taylor, Winnebago, O’Brien, Humboldt, Lyon and Crawford counties can apply for a waiver to provide 100% distance learning. Harrison, Cass, Delaware, Sioux and Monroe counties report a rate greater than 20%.
in Iowa dipped slightly over the previous day. There are 530 patients hospitalized, down from the previous day’s record of 535. There are 135 patients listed in intensive care, up from 134 the previous day. There were 85 patients admitted into hospitals, down from 90 the previous day. There are 53 patients on ventilators, up from 49 the previous day. The state reports approximately 2,840 available hospital beds, with 375 ICU beds and 753 ventilators available.
The Iowa Department of Public Health reports coronavirus data in real time on . vlog publishes a daily recap of the previous 24 hours of data at 10 a.m.
