Iowa Reports Record Hospitalizations, Single-Day Death Total
Nevada Sees Cases Increase by 40% Over Two Weeks
NV Gov. Sisolak: “We Are Not Rounding the Corner… Anyone Who Says the Contrary is Lying.”
As Mike Pence continues the Keep America Sick tour in Iowa and Nevada, Protect Our Care’s Coronavirus War Room Director Zac Petkanas released the following statement:
“Today, Mike Pence, the ostensible head of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, is choosing to endanger people’s lives by headlining two maskless, crowded super-spreader rallies in COVID red-zones.
“We’ve always known that Pence is more loyal to Donald Trump’s ego than the health and safety of the American people and every dangerous event he hosts proves it. Pence has been instrumental in Trump’s botched pandemic response, leading the charge in downplaying the danger and undermining experts.
“Nearly the entire country is trending in the wrong direction as we are catapulted into a catastrophic third wave of outbreaks. Pence knows how deadly the consequences will be. But today, he’s making the choice that those lives are less important than the applause lines he’ll get for Donald Trump.
“Americans won’t forget that kind of selfish indifference when voting ends on Tuesday.”
The Virus Is Surging in Iowa as the State Reports Record Numbers of Hospitalizations and Deaths
[COVID-19 in Iowa, Accessed 10/29/20]
[COVID-19 in Iowa, Accessed 10/29/20]
Iowa Quick Facts:
Cases: 120,911
Current Hospitalizations: 605
Deaths: 1,691
Over The Last Two Weeks, The Rolling Average Of Daily New Infections In Iowa Has Increased By Nearly 23 Percent.
- “Over the past two weeks, the rolling average number of daily new cases has increased by 249, an increase of nearly 23%, according to researchers from Johns Hopkins University. Iowa has averaged about 1,400 new cases a day for the past week.” [Associated Press, 10/28/20]
On October 29, Iowa Reported A Record Number Of Hospitalizations Since The Beginning Of The Pandemic.
- “Iowa has broken yet another record as 605 patients are hospitalized with COVID-19. That breaks the record set Wednesday at 596. There were 113 patients admitted in the last 24 hours, unchanged from the record set Wednesday. There are 135 patients listed in intensive care, down from 136 the previous day. There are 56 patients on ventilators, up from 51 the previous day.” [KCCI Des Moines, 10/29/20]
On October 29, Iowa Reported Its Highest Number Of Counties With Test Positivity Rates Above 15 Percent.
- “The [Iowa] health department reports 25 counties with a 14-day positivity rate greater than 15%. That’s up from 15 the previous day and the highest number the state has reported since it began tracking that data.” [KCCI Des Moines, 10/29/20]
On October 28, Iowa Reported A Record Single-Day Death Toll To The Virus.
- “Iowa hit a record-high 20 deaths on Oct. 20, the state reported as of Oct. 28. Like cases, death tallies are delayed by several days and sometimes weeks. The previous record high of 19 deaths in one day was reached on May 22 and May 24.” [Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, 10/28/20]
Iowa Has The Tenth Highest Rate Of Transmission In The Country, And Is In The “Red Zone” For New Cases.
- “The [White House] experts say Iowa [is] in the “red zone” for cases with 101 or more new cases per 100,000 population last week, the 10th highest rate in the country. More than 121,000 Iowans have tested positive and 1,691 have died from COVID-19 since the pandemic began, as of data collected Thursday morning.” [KHQA, 10/29/20]
The Iowa Department Of Public Health Reported That 74 Long-Term Care Facilities In The State Were Experiencing COVID-19 Outbreaks.
- “IDPH reports 74 long-term care facilities with COVID-19 outbreaks, up from 71 the previous day. The state reports 2,172 positive cases and 902 recoveries within those facilities. There have been 831 deaths reported in Iowa’s long-term care facilities.” [KCCI Des Moines, 10/29/20]
Suresh Gunasekaran, CEO Of University Hospitals And Clinics In Iowa City: If Hospitalizations Continue To Increase At The Exact Same Rate… The Math Itself Tells You That You Run Out Of Beds.”
- “‘What we know is if the last four weeks are indicative of what happens over the next four weeks we will have the system overwhelmed,’ said Suresh Gunasekaran, CEO of University Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. ‘If hospitalizations continue to increase at the exact same rate they have been for weeks, the math itself tells you that you run out of beds.’” [Associated Press, 10/28/20]
Contrary to the White House’s Baseless Assertions, Nevada Is Not “Rounding the Corner.”
[Nevada Health Response, Accessed 10/29/20]
Nevada Quick Facts:
Cases: 97,824
Current Hospitalizations: 565
Deaths: 1,767
According To The New York Times, Cases In Nevada Have Increased By 40 Percent Over The Last Two Weeks.
- The New York Times’ “Nevada Covid Map and Case Count” reflects that cases have increased by 40% over the last two weeks. [New York Times, Accessed 10/29/20]
Nevada Is In The “Red Zone” For New Coronavirus Infections.
- “[Nevada COVID-19 Response] Director Caleb Cage shared that Nevada is in ‘the red zone’ for COVID-19 cases, indicating 101 new cases per 100,000 people. ‘We are trending upward,’ added Cage.” [KLAS, 10/28/20]
The Number Of Patients Hospitalized With Coronavirus Was Up On October 26, Indicating “Serious Disease.”
- “Nevada reported 568 confirmed/suspected cases on Monday, up 37 from the previous day. The NHA referred to the recent increase in confirmed COVID-19 case hospitalizations as ‘an indication of serious disease’ in its Oct. 12 report. The organization says the increase in hospitalized patients is too early to define, but notes this could signal ‘the beginning of a fall resurgence’ or the public’s lack of concern with COVID-19 guidelines.”
On October 23, Washoe County — Home To Reno — Reported Its Highest Single-Day Spike Since The Beginning Of The Pandemic.
- “Washoe County, home to Reno, reported 350 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Friday — the largest single-day spike since the start of the pandemic. County officials have reported 12,304 confirmed cases and 190 deaths from COVID-19. The vast majority of the state’s cases have been in Clark County, home to Las Vegas, however, amid a fall surge, Washoe County has reported more cases per capita than Clark County over the past 30 days.” [Associated Press, 10/23/20]
On October 25, Nevada Reported Its Highest Test Positivity Rate Since September 1.
- “Nevada is reporting nearly 900 new COVID-19 cases and a 14-day test positivity rate of 10% in the past 24-hour period. Sept. 1 was the last time the state’s positivity rate was at or above 10 percent.” [KLAS, 10/25/20]
Nevada Governor Sisolak: “We Are Not Rounding The Corner.”
- “’We are not rounding the corner. I don’t care who says it, we are not rounding the corner. You can see from the slides our cases are going up. Anyone who says to the contrary is not telling the truth. Anyone who says the contrary is lying,’ said Gov. Sisolak.” [KTNV, 10/28/20]