Saturday, February 6, 2021

Week by week: COVID-19 cases in Iowa




New York Times

Total tests (positive and negative):  1,267,287
  • Jan 30-Feb 5:    18,093
  • Jan 23-29:         17,747
  • Jan 16-22:         17,017
  • Jan 9-15:           19,681  
  • Jan 2-8:             18,100
  • Dec 26-Jan 1:    13,988 
  • Dec 19-25:        20,551
  • Dec 12-18:        23,828
  • Dec 5-11:          26,206
  • Nov 28-Dec 4:  29,195
  • Nov 21-27:       41,091
  • Nov 14-20:       48,070
  • Nov 7-13:         50,227
  • Oct 31-Nov 6:  37,786
  • Oct 24-30:        31,320
  • Oct 17-23:        30,215
  • Oct 10-16:        33,755
  • Oct 3-9:            32,899
  • Sep 26-Oct 2:   31,993
  • Sep 19-25:        34,971
  • Sep 12-18         34,439
  • Sep 5-11:          33,791
  • Aug 29-Sep 4:  35,176
  • Aug 22-28:       34,020
  • Aug 15-21:       32,902
  • Aug 8-14:         31,537

New cases week by week:
 
          
  • Jan 30-Feb 5:       3,729  (down 35% from previous week)
  • Jan 23-29:            5,746  (up 1%)
  • Jan 16-22:            5,705  (down 15%)
  • Jan 9-15:              6,747  (down 15%)
  • Jan 2-8:                7,975  (up 33%)      
  • Dec 26-Jan 1:       6,015  (down 11%)
  • Dec 19-25:           6,762  (down 15%)
  • Dec 12-18:           7,975  (down 18%)
  • Dec 5-11:             9,678  (down 19%)
  • Nov 28-Dec 4:   12,014  (down 33%)
  • Nov 21-27:        17,932  (down 19%)
  • Nov 14-20:        22,155  (down 15%)       
  • Nov 7-13:          26,126  (up 60%) 
  • Oct 31-Nov 6:   16,325  (up 58%)
  • Oct 24-30:         10,311  (up 49%)
  • Oct 17-23:           6,928  (up 2%)
  • Oct 10-16:          6,759  (up 20%)   
  • Oct 3-9:               5,628  (up 2%)
  • Sep 26-Oct 2:      5,514  (down 7%) 
  • Sep 19-25:           5,854  (up 15%)
  • Sep 12-18:           5,073  (up 12%)
  • Sep 5-11:             4,518  (down 20%)
  • Aug 29-Sep 4:     5,643  (down 5%)
  • Aug 22-28:         5,965  (up 46%)
  • Aug 15-21:         4,074  (up 33%)
  • Aug 8-14:           3,067  (down 7%)
  • Aug 1-7:             3,283  (up 2%)
  • July 25-31:         3,211  (down 10%)
  • July 18-24:         3,549  (down 5%)
  • July 11-17:        3,738  (down 1%)
  • July 4-10:          3,775  (up 54%)
  • Jun 27-Jul 3:      2,523  (up 5%)
  • June 20-26:        2,411  (up 24%)  
  • June 13-19:        1,938  (down 11%)
  • June 6-12:          2,185  (down 2%)
  • May 30-June 5:  2,226  (down 8%)
  • May 23-29:         2,422  (down 2%)
  • May 16-22:         2,465
  • May 9-15:           2,592
  • May 2-8:            3,573
  • Apr 24-May 1:    3,439
  • April 17-23:        2,213
  • April 10-16:           834

Reynolds defends Iowa's COVID data credibility, claims transparency after 'glitch' skewed official.  (Des Moines Register, 8/20/2020)
The health department Wednesday changed data reported on its coronavirus website. Department leaders said they were fixing a computer problem that had backdated recent coronavirus test results and made them appear to have happened months ago. The mix-up happened with both positive and negative test results, they said.



Covid Tracking Project

More data found at Iowa Dept. of Public Health

Deaths reported:
  • As of March 20  -       
  • As of March 27 -        3  
  • As of April  3   -       11  (+    8)
  • As of April 10  -       31  (+  20)
  • As of April 17   -      64  (+  33)
  • As of April 24   -    107  (+  43)
  • As of May    1   -    170  (+  62)
  • As of May    8   -    243  (+  73)
  • As of May  15   -    336  (+  93)
  • As of May  22   -    425  (+  89)
  • As of May  29   -    522  (+  97)
  • As of June    5   -    592  (+  70) 
  • As of June  12   -    643  (+  51 )
  • As of June  19   -    681  (+  38)
  • As of June  26  -     704  (+  23)
  • As of July     3  -     720  (+  16)
  • As of July   10 -      743  (+  23)
  • As of July   17 -      784  (+  41)
  • As of July   24 -      823  (+  39)
  • As of July   31 -      867  (+  44)
  • As of Aug    7 -       913  (+  46)
  • As of Aug  14 -       966  (+  53)
  • As of Aug  21 -    1,021  (+  56)
  • As of Aug  28 -    1,094  (+  73)
  • As of Sep     4 -    1,141  (+  47)
  • As of Sep   11 -    1,211  (+  70)
  • As of Sep   18 -    1,260  (+  49)
  • As of Sep   25 -    1,305  (+  45)
  • As of Oct     2 -    1,372  (+  67)
  • As of Oct     9 -    1,457  (+  85)
  • As of Oct   16 -    1,523  (+  66)
  • As of Oct   23 -    1,620  (+  97)
  • As of Oct   30 -    1,706  (+  86)
  • As of Nov    6 -    1,818  (+112)
  • As of Nov  13 -    1,948  (+130) 
  • As of Nov  20 -    2,133  (+185)
  • As of Nov  27 -    2,352  (+219)
  • As of Dec    4 -    2,605  (+253)
  • As of Dec  11 -    3,197  (+592) 
  • As of Dec  18 -    3,451  (+254)
  • As of Dec  25 -    3,733  (+282)
  • As of Jan     1 -    3,878  (+145)
  • As of Jan     8 -    4,124  (+246) 
  • As of Jan   15-     4,257  (+133)
  • As of Jan   22 -    4,478  (+221)
  • As of Jan   29 -    4,577 (+   99)
  • As of Feb    5-     5,067 (+490)

Related posts:
Alabama.  (2/1/2021)
Arizona.  (2/1/2021)
Arkansas.  (2/4/2021)
California.  (1/17/2021)
Connecticut.  (8/21/2020)
Florida.  (2/1/2021)
Georgia.  (2/1/2021)
Idaho.  (1/17/2021)
Illinois.  (2/2/2021)
Indiana.  (2/6/2021)
Iowa.  (2/6/2021)
Kansas.  (2/4/2021)
Kentucky.  (2/4/2021)
Louisiana.  (2/6/2021)
Maryland.  (1/27/2021)
Massachusetts.  (2/2/2021)
Michigan.  (2/2/2021)
Minnesota.  (2/4/2021)
Mississippi.  (2/1/2021)
Montana. (2/5/2021)
Nebraska.  (2/4/2021)
Nevada.  (2/3/2021)
New Jersey,  (2/2/2021)
New York.  (2/2/2021)
North Carolina.  (1/17/2021)
North Dakota.  (1/17/2021)
Ohio.  (2/6/2021)
Pennsylvania.  (2/2/2021)
South Carolina.  (2/5/2021)
South Dakota.  (2/4/2021)
Tennessee.  (2/5/2021)
Texas   (2/6/2021)
Utah.  (2/3/2021)
Virginia.  (1/22/2021)
Washington State.  (6/12/2020)
West Virginia.  (2/3/2021)


Related reading:
Rethinking reopening: Iowa bars face tough decisions as coronavirus spreads among under-40 crowd.  (Des Moines Register, 7/10/2020)

Kenny’s Garage is one of many Iowa bars that have temporarily closed after employees or patrons tested positive for the coronavirus. The hallmarks of a night out ⁠— drinking, talking, dancing ⁠— have proven to be particularly effective ways for the virus to spread, especially among unmasked, indoor patrons.




Des Moines Register headlines (5/16/2020)


It's a bloomin' festival of backscratching in Iowa!





Recently, the number of new cases per week in Iowa has grown from 994 to 2212 to 3459 to 3573.   Heckuva job, Kimmy!



Des Moines Register headlines (5/3/2020)



Des Moines Register headlines (4/24/2020)


Des Moines Register headlines (4/20/2020)



Des Moines Register headlines (4/19/2020)

Des Moines Register headlines (4/16/2020)



4/7 headlines

Related reading:
More than half of Iowa's COVID-19 deaths are among long-term care facility residents.  (Des Moines Register, 4/13/2020)
The total deaths from the highly contagious virus rose to 43 in Iowa, as of Monday morning. Of those, about 53% were residents of long-term care facilities, Reynolds said. Over the weekend, Heritage Specialty Care in Cedar Rapids announced that 14 of its residents had died from COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus. 
Older people are considered at particular risk for the disease, with mortality rates increasing among older demographics, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. People aged 85 and older have mortality rates as high as 27%, according to the report. For people aged 65 to 84, the mortality rate is between 3% and 11%.
Iowa issues 'shortage order' over lack of protective medical equipment.  (Des Moines Register, 4/10/2020)
Iowa Department of Public Health Deputy Director Sarah Reisetter acknowledged that “people are scared,” and said the state is doing everything it can to stock up on supplies. Some health care facilities have already been operating on extended-use guidelines for protective equipment, in part prompting the statewide order. 
“Unfortunately, we're in a position where, like many states and countries across the globe, we are preparing for a time when we might not have enough of these supplies,” Reisetter said. 
Iowa's COVID-19 hot spot: A look at the Cedar Rapids nursing home struggling with 84 coronavirus cases.  (Des Moines Register, 4/8/2020)
Linn County has the most reported COVID-19 cases in the state, and at least 84 of them can be traced to a one-story nursing home here, where 110 patients and 125 workers are struggling to withstand a pandemic. 
Heritage Specialty Care has been walled off from the public, its elderly residents segregated, its staff members donning protective gowns, gloves, masks and goggles ever since the coronavirus infiltrated in late March. 
The nursing home, which sits at the edge of a 1970s-era residential neighborhood in southwest Cedar Rapids, is the biggest hot spot in Iowa for a contagion that has no cure and that hits people 60 and older the hardest.
Iowa marks its deadliest coronavirus day yet; a 57% jump.  (Des Moines Register, 4/5/2020)
The governor has not scheduled press conferences to speak about cornonavirus over the weekend. She continued to defend her call Friday despite a unanimous vote by the Iowa Board of Medicine that she issue a stay-at-home order.
Adult toy shop Romantix remains open in Iowa after state closes many nonessential stores.  (Des Moines Register, 4/3/2020)
But Romantix, which bills itself as the "premier adult toy retailer in Des Moines," is still selling sex toys, lingerie and adult DVDs. 
Reynolds' order does not explicitly mention adult entertainment stores, so the stores, which operate in cities from Des Moines to Sioux City, are legally allowed to remain open. 
COVID-19 'outbreak' strikes Cedar Rapids long-term care facility, Gov. Kim Reynolds confirms.  (Des Moines Register, 3/30/2020)]
Heritage Specialty Care, the long-term care center in Cedar Rapids where two employees tested positive for COVID-19 early last week, is now the source of an "outbreak," with 21 cases of the highly contagious coronavirus tied to the center.

Iowa counties where Heritage Specialty Care facilities are located.


Screenshot of top headline from the Des Moines Register (3/27/2020)

Related Des Moines Register articles:
64 new COVID-19 cases in Iowa; more Guard troops activate; ISU lab equipment to aid in testing.  (3/28/2020)
Gov. Kim Reynolds: Iowa is already under 'equivalent' of stay-at-home order to fight coronavirus.  (3/25/2020)
Iowa day cares: You want us to stay open? We need supplies.  (3/23/2020)
Iowa mayors urge Reynolds to issue a coronavirus stay-at-home order.  (3/23/2020)


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