The Iowa Department of Public Health, today, revealed there are now 231 deaths related to COVID-19. That’s an increase of 12 from the past report. The greatest number of deaths continue to be in eastern and central Iowa. Linn County has the most, at 55 to date. The number of Iowans tested for COVID-19 amounts to 66, 427, or 1 out of every 46 Iowans per capita.  11,059 (16.6%) have tested positive for COVID-19, or 1 out of every 280 people per capita.  4,266 Iowans have recovered from the virus. 418 Iowans are hospitalized. 151 are in an ICU. 31 Iowans with COVID-19 were admitted over the past 24-hours.

Governor Kim Reynolds reported today (Thursday), additional changes to Iowa’s Coronavirus website, coronavirus.iowa.gov, that are intended to make it easier for Iowans to access the data and assess that information.

The total case counts now includes tests reported from 10-a.m. Tuesday through 11:59-p.m Wednesday.

(Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead and D. Myles Culle)

Reynolds said also, when she and IDPH Medical Director Dr. Caitlyn Pedati met with President Trump, Wednesday, at the White House, Pedati shared with the President and others what she and the IDPH team is seeing in the data as it relates to virus activity.