SPM NEWS 3.8.21 - 4:32PM
Today is the one-year anniversary of the first positive cases of COVID-19 in the state of Iowa. Then were there three positive cases, since the start of Pandemic with more than 367,000 positive test results. There have been 5,559 deaths statewide and 214 in Woodbury County.
The Iowa Department of Public Health reports one more death due to complications of COVID-19 and almost 140 positive cases, including eight in Woodbury County.
The 14-day test positivity rate is 6.1%. That is two-percentage points higher than the statewide average. Almost two weeks ago the local rate was 4.7%.
There are almost 170 hospitalized across the state with 15 at Sioux City’s two major medical facilities. That is an increase of seven patients since Friday.