COVID Positivity Rates Soar in 2 Iowa Counties Where Vaccination Rates Are Below 50 Percent

As COVID cases rise in several parts of the country once again, Iowa's Department of Health released data Monday showing another increase in cases over the past week, the most significant jumps in counties with less than half of the population fully vaccinated.

The department confirmed 12,254 cases in the state over the past week, up from a reported 9,706 last Friday and 8,221 reported last Wednesday, according to the Associated Press.

Two counties in the state, Harrison and Fremont, that have below 50 percent of their eligible populations vaccinated reported positivity rates over 30 percent.

Iowa reported a 16 percent positivity rate over the last week, making it the sixth-highest in the country, trailing only the 19 percent rate from Nebraska, Michigan and New Mexico as well as a 17 percent rate in Indiana and South Dakota, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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