(DES MOINES, Iowa/KCCI) —Iowa Department of Public Health data released Friday shows positive COVID-19 tests are up slightly in the state, while hospitalizations have dipped below 500 for the first time in two months. On Friday, IDPH reported 6,484 positive tests in the last seven days, up from 6,340 at the last report on Monday. Iowa’s 14-day test positivity rate remains at 8%.

There are currently 494 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, down from 531 on Wednesday. Of those hospitalized with COVID-19, 68.5% are unvaccinated, while 82.8% of those listed in intensive care with COVID-19 are unvaccinated. The number of long-term care facilities with a virus outbreak in the state is now at 27, down from 30 on Wednesday.

There have been 3,690,242 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Iowa, with 67.7% of those 18 and older fully vaccinated and 70.1% of those 12 and with at least one dose.