Five New COVID-19 Deaths, 323 Additional Positive Cases in Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa - The state's reporting 323 new cases of COVID-19/coronavirus and five new deaths as of Sunday.

The total number of positive cases is now 14,651, while there have been 351 deaths in Iowa due to the virus.

There have been 100,241 COVID-19 tests conducted in Iowa.

There were 3,923 new tests reported. Governor Reynolds said has said that with the validation of the TestIowa program by the State Hygienic Lab, tests would ramp up to 5,000 per day - 3,000 by TestIowa and 2,000 from the Hygienic Lab.

The five new deaths is 14 short of a daily reported high mark of 19.

The rate of positive tests has inched down from 14.9 percent Saturday to 14.6 percent Sunday. The state reports that 1-in-31 Iowans has been tested and 1-in-215 has tested positive.

There are 376 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Iowa, with 124 patients in ICU. A total of 85 people are on ventilators.

There have been 7,154 COVID-19 recoveries in Iowa. The state's recovery rate is 49 percent.

The positive COVID-19 cases reported by the health department represent diagnosed individuals, not necessarily the total number of cases in the state.


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