SPM NEWS 12.24.20 - 4:32PM
Another 71 people died in Iowa of the coronavirus, including 3 more in Woodbury County. Siouxland District Health is no longer releasing information on the age or sex of COVID-19 related deaths. There were 39 new cases in the county and more than 1,400 statewide in a 24-hour period.
Credit Siouxland District Health
The total number of deaths in Iowa is 3,739.
Data from Johns Hopkins University shows that in the past 14 days, Iowa has reported almost 700 new confirmed cases per 100,000 people. That ranks the state 40th nationally during that period.
South Dakota reported 41 people died after contracting COVID-19, one of the highest single-day death tallies this month. The state has seen a sustained drop in new cases over the last month, with an average of almost 500 new cases over the last seven days.
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