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Iowa COVID-19 update (5/16): 10 deaths, 279 new cases, 128 in an ICU

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May 16th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Department of Public Health, today (Saturday) released the latest data on COVID-19 in the state. Officials say there are 279 new positive cases and 10 newly reported deaths. That brings the statewide total to 14,328 positive cases and 346 deaths.

IDPH reported 96,300 Iowans have been tested for the virus, while 6,927 have recovered. There are currently 387 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, with 128 listed in intensive care and 83 patients on ventilators. There were 31 patients admitted in the last 24 hours.

IDPH reported 3,480 inpatient beds available, with 449 ICU beds available and 712 ventilators available. Iowa’s hospitalization numbers remain flat or trending downward for more than a week. There are 36 outbreaks reported in Iowa’s long-term care facilities, up one from Friday’s total.

The Iowa Department of Public Health releases new COVID-19 statistics each day on this website.