Back again everyone with my weekly update on the Iowa C-19 numbers through today's data release (7/28/2021).
Here we go:
Hospital daily admissions for C-19: Daily average for the last 10 days is
up 60.9% over the preceding 10 days average. Up from an aggregate sum of 151 to 243. And I thought last week's increase was bad.
ICU C-19 patients: Daily average for the last 10 days is
up 110.3% over the preceding 10 day average. Up from an aggregate sum of 214 to 450. So we've more than doubled our ICU patient daily average in just the last week. Holy shit.
C-19 Hospitalized: Daily average for the last 10 days is
up 61.3% over the previous 10 day average reported on 7/8/21. Up from an aggregate sum of 786 to 1,268.
Unfortunately it appears we are thick in the middle of the Delta effect here in Iowa. All three metrics rising rapidly and I don't have a clue where or when this rising trend will end.
Let's keep on the simple straight-forward message. Get the vaccine, it's pretty simple and a far less risky proposition than going naked against the virus. Don't be a vector and an incubator to future variants and ongoing misery. I'll be back next week, let's hope this turns around soon.