CDC to 'reset' amid criticism of agency's COVID-19, monkeypox response

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Good afternoon and welcome to another Coronavirus Watch newsletter. I'm coming to you today from backstage at the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox at the Iowa State Fair.

Cases and hospitalizations dip

New reported COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations dropped in Iowa this week to their lowest points in more than a month, according to data released Wednesday.

  • Confirmed cases: 832,937, an increase of 4,921

  • Deaths: 9,882, an increase of 32

  • Hospitalizations: 244, down from 323 one week ago

  • Patients in intensive care: 27, down from 32

Until next time, stay safe and check out this rare blue lobster caught in Maine.

— Brian Smith, audience strategist, bsmith@dmreg.com

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