Iowa on Wednesday reported 1,649 new COVID-19 cases and 10 additional confirmed deaths from the virus in the 24 hours ending at 11 a.m.
The state reported 4,159 people were tested for the virus in the 24-hour period, with a 39.64 positivity rate.
Of the new cases, 215 were among children up to age 18, a category that’s seen 29,003 cases since March.
Wednesday’s numbers bring the state’s number of known cases to 278,600 since March, with COVID-19 deaths totaling 3,822, according to Iowa Department of Public Health numbers analyzed by The Gazette.
Because the Iowa Department of Public Health changed how it tracks and reports deaths in early December, there can be a longer time between when someone dies of COVID-19 and when the death is confirmed and reported on the state’s website.
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.
The Gazette
Iowa reported 598 new positive cases of coronavirus for the 24-hour period as 11 a.m. Saturday the lowest number in about two and a half months.
The state on Saturday also recorded no COVID-19-related deaths for the second day in a row, according to Iowa Department of Public Health data and analyzed by The Gazette.
Linn County added 86 positive cases, and Johnson County had nine.
Children under the age of 18 saw 221 new positive cases statewide. However, no adults working in the education sector were listed as testing positive, public health department data said.
Hospitalizations were recorded at 679 people, a decline of 22 from the previous day. These numbers have been trending down from the state’s high of 1,527 on Nov. 18 but still are much higher when contrasted with early May’s peak of 417.
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