More than 50 Iowa nursing homes have experienced a COVID-19 outbreak since the vaccine roll-out in December, and the home with the highest number of outbreaks is run by the state itself.
URBANDALE, Iowa Most families with loved ones in long-term care homes have long since reunited. But for one couple in Urbandale, the feeling of being back together again is still new. Their facility was one of the last in the state to reopen its doors after a COVID-19 outbreak forced the home to go back on lockdown.
Sharon McGraw has worn a path outside her husband, Bob’s, window.
“I’m no super hero, but I missed one day from March 10 to today,” said McGraw.
That’s every day, but one, since March 2020. She has visited her husband outside his window at Urbandale Health Care Center.
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Updated: 9:59 AM CDT May 11, 2021 The Iowa Department of Public Health on Tuesday reported 346 new positive COVID-19 tests and no additional deaths.At 10 a.m., the health department reported 398,056 total positive tests, 352,573 total recoveries and 5,985 total deaths since the start of the pandemic. The health department reported 397,710 total positive tests and 5,985 total deaths a day earlier. State data shows 1,198,136 people have been fully vaccinated in Iowa, while 2,515,113 total doses have been administered. Find out how you can get vaccinated in Iowa here. Iowa’s virus positivity rates remain below 4%. The 14-day average is holding steady at 3.8% and the 7-day average remains at 3.6%.The number of Iowans hospitalized with COVID-19 dropped from 169 to 163 in the last 24 hours. There are 43 patients in ICU and 22 patients on ventilators.Iowa continues to report one long-term care facility with a virus outbreak. The Urbandale Health Care Center reports 19 positive
Updated: 9:59 AM CDT May 10, 2021 The Iowa Department of Public Health reported 126 new positive COVID-19 tests and one additional death Monday.At 10 a.m., IDPH reported 397,710 total positive tests, 351,784 total recoveries and 5,985 total deaths since the pandemic began. Twenty-four hours earlier, IDPH reported 397,584 total positive tests and 5,984 total deaths.State data shows 1,192,152 people have completed a vaccination series in Iowa, with 2,507,278 doses administered in Iowa. Find out how you can get vaccinated in Iowa here. Iowa’s positivity rates remain below 4%. The 14-day average increase from 3.8% to 3.7% overnight. The 7-day average increased from 3.5% to 3.6%. There have been 4,894,320 COVID-19 tests administered in the state.The number of Iowans hospitalized with COVID-19 decreased from 170 t0 169 in the last 24 hours. There are 45 patients in ICU and 19 patients on ventilators.Iowa reports only one long-term care facility with a COVID-19 Outbreak. The Ur