(Des Moines, Iowa) – The Iowa Department of Public Health released new COVID-19 data Friday. Iowa has surpassed 601,531 total positive tests since the start of the pandemic. Also on Friday, the IDPH reports 9,087 positive COVID-19 tests in the last seven days. This is up from 9,012 positive tests reported on Wednesday. The state’s 14-day positivity rate dropped from 11.3% to 11.1%.

The number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in Iowa decreased from 823 to 810 people. IDPH reports that of all the people hospitalized with COVID-19, 81.1% are not fully vaccinated for COVID-19. In Iowa, there have been 4,461,143 total COVID-19 vaccines administered. 69.8% of Iowans 18 and older are fully vaccinated, and 73.4% of Iowans over the age of 12 have at least one dose of the vaccine. Long-term care facilities recording COVID-19 outbreaks increased from 16 to 19.

On a related note: The Polk County Health Department announced a case of the COVID-19 omicron variant detected in Polk County, Friday. Health officials said the case occurred in a vaccinated individual over the age of 18. The individual has not received a COVID-19 booster shot. The Polk County Health Department states that “the individual has mild symptoms and has not traveled.”