The new cases were identified in 4,821 tests, for a positivity rate of 41.94 percent.
The numbers, collected from the 24-hour period ending at 11 a.m. Wednesday, brings Iowa’s death toll from the virus to 3,668 since March and total number of cases to 271,022.
Linn County on Wednesday reported 81 new cases for a total of 16,150 cases since March. The county also reported two deaths, bringing its death toll to 234.
Johnson County reported 55 new cases, bringing its total to 10,716 cases since March.
Hospitalizations
Hospitalizations continued to decline, falling from 651 to 644.
The number of patients in intensive care also ticked down, from 140 to 139. The number of patients on ventilators remained at 71.