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IDPH: 6 More COVID-19 Deaths and 1,264 New Cases
DES MOINES, Iowa — Six more Iowans have died from COVID-19 and 1,264 additional coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the state, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health.
The new numbers reflect testing reported on the Iowa Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 website over the 24 hours between 10 a.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. Sunday. The newly reported positive cases and deaths may not have occurred during that time period, as the state has been adding backdated test results into the data.
The number of new positive COVID-19 tests reported for the time period brings the total number of positive tests to 99,620.
The data from the IDPH shows there have been 1,460 total deaths from the coronavirus in the state so far. Of those deaths, 739 were residents of long term care facilities. There are currently outbreaks at 54 long term care facilities in Iowa.
There are 438 hospitalized patients with the virus in the state. That’s a decrease of 12 from the previous day. Of those patients, 100 are in intensive care with 40 of them on ventilators.
Statewide, there are 2,900 inpatient hospital beds available and 384 ICU beds available. There are also 712 ventilators available across the state.
Eighteen Iowa counties currently have a 14-day rolling average positivity rate at or above 15%. This is the threshold that must be met before school districts can request to go to online-only learning. They are Lyon, Taylor, Sioux, Harrison, Carroll, Page, Fremont, Guthrie, Plymouth, Delaware, Emmet, Osceola, Decatur, O’Brien, Monroe, Crawford, Woodbury and Adams counties. Lyon County has 27.2% and Taylor County has 26.1%
These cases represent the newest diagnosed cases and not all of the cases statewide. The IDPH provides a status report on its monitoring efforts and testing here, which includes all of the positive tests.
The IDPH is updating this data throughout the day in order to provide more current information for Iowans.
The state is also releasing data about the outcomes of recovered patients and those who have died from the virus — like how many suffered from pre-existing medical conditions.
A public hotline has been established for questions about COVID-19 in Iowa. It is available 24/7 by calling 2-1-1 or 1-800-244-7431. If you think you have or may have had the coronavirus and want to get tested, take the TestIowa assessment here.