(Des Moines, Iowa) – The 14-day COVID-19 test positivity rate in Iowa is rising once again, along with the number of persons hospitalized with the virus. According to the Iowa Department of Public Health, the state’s 14-day test positivity rate climbed from 8.4% to 8.7% since Friday. There were 7,912 positive tests in the last seven days, up from 7,501 as of the last report on Friday.

Hospitalizations, which had been declining for several weeks, are on the rise again. There are 481 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Iowa, up from 464 on Friday. Of those hospitalized with COVID-19, 71.3% are unvaccinated, while 83.5% of those listed in intensive care with COVID-19 are unvaccinated. The number of Iowa’s long-term care facilities reporting an outbreak increased from 27 to 28 since Friday.

There have been 3,838,670 vaccine doses administered in Iowa, with 68.2% of those 18 and older fully vaccinated and 70.8% of those 12 and older with at least one dose.