DES MOINES, Iowa–The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has confirmed 38 additional positive cases of Iowans with COVID-19, for a total of 336 positive cases and 5,013 negative tests to date, which includes testing reported by the State Hygienic Lab and other labs. One Iowan with COVID-19 passed away last night, an older adult (61-80 years) from Linn County.
According to the IDPH, the locations and age ranges of the 38 individuals include:
- Cedar County: One older adult (61-80 years).
- Cerro Gordo County: One adult (18-40 years) and one middle-aged adult (41-60 years).
- Dallas County: One adult (18-40 years) and one older adult (61-80 years).
- Dubuque County: One child (0-17 years), two middle-aged adults (41-60 years), and one older adult (61-80 years).
- Henry County: One older adult (61-80 years).
- Iowa County: One middle-aged adult (41-60 years).
- Jasper County: One older adult (61-80 years).
- Johnson County: Two adults (18-40) and two middle-aged adults (41-60 years).
- Linn County: One adult (18-40 years), three middle-aged adults (41-60 years), and two older adults (61-80 years).
- Marshall County: One middle-aged adult (41-60 years).
- Polk County: Two adults (18-40 years), two middle-aged adults (41-60 years), five older adults (61-80 years), and one elderly adult (81+ years).
- Tama County: One adult (18-40 years).
- Washington County: One middle-aged adult (41-60 years) and one elderly adult (81+ years).
- Winneshiek County: One middle-aged adult (41-60 years).
- Woodbury County: One adult (18-40 years).
You may view a status report of monitoring and testing of COVID-19 in Iowa, provided by the IDPH, here.
In addition, you may call a public hotline established for Iowans with questions about COVID-19 24/7 at 2-1-1 or 1-800-244-7431. The state of Iowa has started sharing the number of negative tests conducted at outside labs and additional information on the conditions of those infected with COVID-19. Governor Kim Reynolds will hold a press conference today at 2:30 p.m. You may watch the press conference on Reynolds’ Facebook Page.