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IDPH: 2 More COVID-19 Deaths, 915 New Cases
DES MOINES, Iowa — The latest numbers from the Iowa Department of Public Health show two more Iowans have died from COVID-19 and 915 new cases have been reported.
The new numbers reflect testing reported on the IDPH’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 107,062. Of the people who have tested positive for COVID-19, the IDPH reports 81,781 are recovered.
The data from the IDPH shows there have been 1,528 total deaths from the coronavirus in the state so far. Of those deaths, 768 were residents of long term care facilities. There are currently outbreaks at 64 long term care facilities in Iowa.
There are 475 hospitalized patients with the virus in the state. That’s up 14 from the previous day. Of those patients, 108 are in intensive care with 45 of them on ventilators.
Statewide, there are more than 3,000 inpatient hospital beds available and 391 ICU beds available. There are also 746 ventilators available across the state.
Fifteen 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 Harrison, Sioux, Delaware, Plymouth, Carroll, Monroe, Taylor, Osceola, Emmet, Crawford, Decatur, Lyon, Humboldt, Woodbury and Cass counties. Harrison County has 24.8% and Sioux County has 23.7%.
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.