DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) confirmed 56 additional positive cases of Iowans with COVID-19, for a total of 235 positive cases and a total of 3,740 negative tests to date, which includes testing reported by the State Hygienic Lab and other labs.
According to IDPH, two Iowans with COVID-19 passed away last night, one elderly adult (81+ years) from Poweshiek County and one older adult (61-80 years) from Allamakee County. This brings the total COVID-19 deaths in Iowa to three.
According to IDPH, the locations and age ranges of the 56 individuals include:
- Benton County: One middle-age adult (41-60 years).
- Black Hawk County: Two middle-age adults (41-60 years).
- Butler County: One older adult (61-80 years).
- Cedar County: One middle-age adult (41-60 years).
- Cerro Gordo County: One older adult (61-80 years).
- Clinton County: One middle-age adult (41-60 years).
- Dallas County: One adult (18-40 years) and one elderly adult (81+ years).
- Dickinson County: One older adult (61-80 years).
- Dubuque County: Two middle-age adults (41-60 years).
- Hardin County: One middle-age adult (41-60 years).
- Harrison County: One middle-age adult (41-60 years) and Three older adults (61-80 years).
- Henry County: One elderly adult (81+ years)
- Iowa County: One adult (18-40 years).
- Johnson County: Two adults (18-40 years), five middle-aged adults (41-60 years), and two older adults (61-80 years).
- Linn County: Three adults (18-40 years) and seven older adults (61-80 years)
- Mahaska County: One middle-age adult (41-60 years).
- Monona County: One elderly adult (81+ years).
- Marshall County: One adult (18-40 years).
- Montgomery County: One middle-age adult (41-60 years).
- Muscatine County: One middle-age adult (41-60 years).
- Page County: One older adult (61-80 years).
- Polk County: One adult (18-40 years), one middle-age adult (41-60 years), and two older adults (61-80 years).
- Tama County: One elderly adult (81+ years).
- Washington County: One adult (18-40 years) and two older adults (61-80 years).
- Webster County: One adult (18-40 years).
- Winneshiek County: One adult (18-40 years).
- Woodbury County: One older adult (61-80 years).
- Wright County: One middle-age adult (41-60 years).
You may view a status report of monitoring and testing of COVID19 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 by calling 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 view the press conference on Reynolds’ Facebook Page.