Webster County COVID-19 statistics reported
Over the past seven days there have been 79 positive COVID-19 cases reported in Webster County, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health.
That is an increase of 10 cases from the previous seven day period.
The Department of Public Health reported that in the most recent seven day period, 6 percent of the COVID-19 tests administered were positive.
The department’s statistics show that 22 percent of the new cases are in people age 30 to 39.
Since the pandemic began, there have been 7,444 COVID-19 cases in Webster County.
The Department of Public Health reported that there have been 120 deaths in the county due to COVID-19.
Statistics on the state’s coronavirus web site show that 64 percent of the county’s residents who are eligible for a vaccine are fully vaccinated.