Des Moines, Iowa/KCCI — The Iowa Department of Public Health released the first new COVID-19 data of 2022. Positive tests have spiked since the last report, but hospitalizations are down slightly. IDPH reports 17,773 positive cases in the last seven days, up from 12,952 at the last report on Friday. That’s a 37% increase. The state’s 14-day positivity rate jumped from 11.9% to 13.5%.

There are 768 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in Iowa, down slightly from 773 on Friday. Of those hospitalized with the virus, 79.9% are unvaccinated, while 83.5% of those listed in intensive care with COVID-19 are unvaccinated.

There have been 4,624,085 vaccine doses administered in Iowa, with 70.2% of Iowans 18 and older fully vaccinated and 79.9% of Iowans 12 and older with at least one dose.