DES MOINES, Iowa – The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 66 additional positive cases of Iowans with COVID-19, for a total of 614 positive cases in 63 counties. According to IDPH, two additional deaths were reported; two older adults (61-80) of Linn County for a total of 11 COVID-19 related deaths. There have been a total of 8,054 negative tests to date, which includes testing reported by the State Hygienic Lab and other labs.
According to IDPH, the locations and age ranges of the 66 individuals include:
- Allamakee County, one child (0-17 years), two adults (18-40 years), four middle-age adults (41-60 years), one older adult (61-80) years
- Black Hawk County, one middle-age adult (41-60 years)
- Boone County, one middle-age adult (41-60 years)
- Bremer County, one middle-age adult (41-60 years)
- Buchanan County, one adult (18-40 years)
- Cedar County, one adult (18-40 years), one middle-age adult (41-60 years)
- Cerro Gordo County, two middle-age adults (41-60 years)
- Clay County, one middle-age adult (41-60 years)
- Clinton County, two adults (18-40 years), one older adult (61-80 years)
- Dallas County, one adult (18-40 years), three middle-age adults (41-60 years)
- Delaware County, one older adult (61-80 years)
- Jefferson County, one adult (18-40 years)
- Johnson County, one adult (18-40 years), three middle-age adults (41-60 years)
- Jones County, one middle-age adult (41-60 years)
- Linn County, three adults (18-40 years), four middle-age adults (41-60 years), one older adult (61-80 years), one elderly adult (81+)
- Mahaska County, one middle-age adult (41-60 years)
- Marshall County, one middle-age adult (41-60 years)
- Muscatine County, one adult (18-40 years)
- Polk County, two adults (18-40 years), one middle-age adult (41-60 years), three older adults (61-80 years)
- Poweshiek County, one middle-age adult (41-60 years)
- Scott County, three middle-age adults (41-60 years), one older adult (61-80 years)
- Tama County, two adults (18-40 years), one middle-age adult (41-60 years)
- Van Buren County, one older adult (61-80 years)
- Warren County, one adult (18-40 years), one middle-age adult (41-60 years)
- Washington County, one adult (18-40 years), one older adult (61-80 years)
- Winneshiek County, one older adult (61-80 years)
- Woodbury County, two adults (18-40 years), one middle-age adult (41-60 years)
A status report of monitoring and testing of COVID19 in Iowa is provided by IDPH and can be found here. Also, a public hotline has been established for Iowans with questions about COVID-19. The line is available 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 is providing additional information on the conditions of those infected with COVID-19.