COVID-19 Update
March 26, 2021

Editor’s Note:
This marks the last scheduled issue of the IowaBio COVID-19 Update. It has been a privilege to bring information to you over this past year, during the pandemic. I wish you all a prompt vaccination, and don’t hesitate to reach out to Jessica Hyland, Executive Director of IowaBio with questions or concerns. Thank you for your readership!
 
Key Statistics

Iowa
The overall number of vaccines administered is 1,354,035 an increase of 32,176 since yesterday, with  339,825 receiving their first dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine and 489,262 receiving their second dose. 35,686 have received the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
 
To find vaccine providers in your county, click here or scroll to the bottom of the vaccine dashboard. If you need a vaccine appointment, vaccinate.iowa.gov has launched to help connect Iowans eligible for the vaccine with providers. Iowans 65 and older who have not yet gotten an appointment can call 211 for assistance. @IAVaccineAlerts continues to tweet out appointment availability on Twitter. For vaccine eligibility information and timelines click here. For new vaccine allocation data overall and by county, click here.
 
Currently, on the state’s coronavirus dashboard  376,807 positive tests were reported, up 958 from our update Friday morning, with a total of 4,389,556 tests.
 
19 additional deaths were reported since our last update, with the total at 5,708 deaths.
 
The total 14 day rolling average positivity rate is 4.3% the past 7-day average is 4.8%.
 
The latest on hospitalizations, can be found here. There are currently 207 hospitalized patients, with 46 in the ICU, and 38 admitted in the last 24 hours.
 
US
Total Cases 29,834,734
Total Deaths 542,584
Total Vaccination Doses Administered 133,305,295
 
World
Total Cases 125,629,394
Total Deaths 2,757,473
 
BIO Pipeline Tracker
854 Unique compounds in development
213 vaccines
246 antivirals
395 treatments