Up next
Author
Tags

DES MOINES, Iowa – The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) reports 122 additional positive cases of COVID-19 for a total of 1,510 positive cases in 81 counties. A further 1,057 negative tests were conducted by the State Hygienic and other labs for a total of 15,622 negative tests to date.

IDPH also reports an additional three deaths for a total of 34 COVID-19 related deaths in Iowa; the latest deaths were an older adult (61-80 years) from Crawford County, an elderly adult (81+) from Johnson County, and an older adult (61-80 years) from Madison County.

There are currently 118 Iowans hospitalized, and 585 have recovered. 

According to IDPH, the locations and age ranges of the 122 individuals include:

  • Allamakee County, one older adult (61-80 years)
  • Benton County, one middle-age adult (41-60 years)
  • Black Hawk County, three adults (18-40 years), three older adults (61-80 years)
  • Bremer County, one elderly adult (81+)
  • Buena Vista County, one middle-age adult (41-60 years)
  • Clayton County, one adult (18-40 years)
  • Clinton County, four middle-age adults (41-60 years)
  • Dallas County, one middle-age adult (41-60 years)
  • Delaware County, one older adult (61-80 years)
  • Henry County, one middle-age adult (41-60 years), one older adult (61-80 years)
  • Jefferson County, one middle-age adult (41-60 years)
  • Johnson County, seven adults (18-40 years), two middle-age adults (41-60 years)
  • Linn County, two adults (18-40 years), three middle-age adults (41-60 years), four older adults (61-80 years), one elderly adult (81+)
  • Louisa County, four adults (18-40 years), nine middle-age adults (41-60 years), one older adult (61-80 years)
  • Madison County, one older adult (61-80 years)
  • Marion County, one adult (18-40 years)
  • Marshall County, seven adults (18-40 years), one middle-age adult (41-60 years)
  • Muscatine County, eight adults (18-40 years), one middle-age adult (41-60 years), two older adults (61-80 years)
  • Polk County, nine adults (18-40 years), two middle-age adults (41-60 years), five older adults (61-80 years)
  • Scott County, one adult (18-40 years), five middle-age adults (41-60 years), six older adults (61-80 years)
  • Tama County, three adults (18-40 years), three middle-age adults (41-60 years), one older adult (61-80 years)
  • Wapello County, one middle-age adult (41-60 years)
  • Washington County, two adults (18-40 years), six middle-age adults (41-60 years), one older adult (61-80 years)
  • Woodbury County, three middle-age adults (41-60 years)

IDPH provides a status report of monitoring and testing of COVID-19 found here. Also, Iowans with questions about COVID-19 can call 2-1-1 or 1-800-244-7431 24/7. The state of Iowa has started sharing the number of negative tests conducted at outside labs and is providing additional information on the conditions of those infected with COVID-19.

You May Also Like

Iowa Senate Majority Leader Bill Dix Resigns from the Iowa Senate

Iowa Senate Majority Leader Bill Dix (R-Shell Rock) resigned from his leadership role and his Senate seat effective Monday afternoon. His resignation occurred just two hours after Iowa Starting Line, a liberal blog, posted a video that showed Dix kissing a woman, identified only as a lobbyist at a bar in Des Moines.

The Endorsement That Fell Flat

The biggest loser with last night’s Iowa Caucus results is State Senator…

The Politics of Throwing Your Spouse Under the Bus

Gail Ernst makes some inappropriate remarks on Facebook, and his wife Joni Ernst, GOP candidate for U.S. Senate, is expected to throw him under the bus?

Reynolds Shifts Iowa Toward Economic Growth Post-COVID-19

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds: “Opening up, our goal can simply be to return to where we were, which is an ambitious and realistic goal, or we can think bigger and better.”