The Iowa Department of Public Health reported another 343 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Iowa from 10 a.m. on Sunday to 10 a.m. on Monday. This brings the total number of cases in the state to 38,907. The statewide positivity rate — the percentage of people being tested who were confirmed as having COVID-19 — […]
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661 more Iowans test positive for COVID-19
The Iowa Department of Public Health reported another 661 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Iowa from 10 a.m. on Saturday to 10 a.m. on Sunday. This brings the total number of cases in the state to 38,564. The statewide positivity rate — the percentage of people being tested who were confirmed as having COVID-19 — […]
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Again, one in five COVID-19 tests in Iowa during a 24-hour period came up positive
For the second time this week, about one in five Iowans tested during a 24-hour period were positive for COVID-19. The Iowa Department of Public Health reported another 287 people tested positive from 10 a.m. on Friday to 10 a.m. on Saturday. During this same period, there were 1,499 people tested, per IDPH numbers. This […]
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Iowa reports the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in a 24-hour period with 879
On Friday, the Iowa Department of Public Health reported the largest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases since the virus was first confirmed in the state in early March. A total of 879 residents tested positive during the 24-hour period ending at 10 a.m. on Friday. The previous record for one-day increases was 757 cases, reported […]
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COVID-19: Iowans traveling to Chicago will have to quarantine, as the state reports 701 additional cases
The Iowa Department of Public Health reported another 701 residents tested positive for COVID-19 during the 24-hour period ending at 10 a.m. on Thursday. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 36,737. The positivity rate — the percentage of people tested who were confirmed as having COVID-19 — from 10 […]
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COVID-19: Johnson County surpasses 1,500 confirmed cases as more young people test positive
It’s almost been a month of consecutive double-digit increases of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Johnson County since the current surge began on June 17. The Iowa Department of Public Health reported another 15 Johnson County residents tested positive during the 24-hour period ending at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, bringing the county to 29 days of […]
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COVID-19: Another 368 Iowans test positive, Johnson County’s surge continues and cases at Fort Dodge prison more than double in a week
The Iowa Department of Public Health reported another 368 Iowans tested positive for COVID-19 during the 24-hour period ending at 10 a.m. on Tuesday. The new cases brought the state’s total to 35,830, according to IDPH. The statewide positivity rate — the percentage of people tested who were confirmed as having COVID-19 — was 8.8 […]
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One in five people tested in Iowa during 24-hour period were positive for COVID-19
About one in five people tested in Iowa during the 24-hour period ending at 10 a.m. on Monday were positive for COVID-19. The Iowa Department of Public Health reported another 460 Iowans tested positive for the virus from 10 a.m. on Sunday to 10 a.m. on Monday. During this same period, there were only 2,321 […]
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More than 35,000 Iowans have now tested positive for COVID-19
More than 35,000 Iowans have now tested positive for COVID-19. During the 24-hour period ending at 10 a.m. on Sunday, the Iowa Department of Public Health reported 503 new cases of the virus, bringing the state’s total to 35,002. The department also reported another death, increasing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 749. Johnson County […]
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743 more Iowans test positive for COVID-19
For the second day in a row, the Iowa Department of Public Health reported more than 700 news cases of COVID-19. According to the department, 743 Iowans tested positive for the virus during the 24-hour period ending at 10 a.m. on Saturday. Saturday morning’s total is the third-highest one-day number of new cases Iowa has […]
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COVID-19: Iowa has its highest one-day increase in cases since May, the surge in Johnson County continues
Iowa saw its second-highest daily increase in COVID-19 cases on Friday, as the Iowa Department of Public Health reported another 744 Iowans had tested positive for the virus during the 24-hour period ending at 10 a.m. Only the daily total on May 2 of 757 exceeded the number of new cases reported on Friday. Part […]
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COVID-19: Johnson County reports 17 new cases, new online tool estimates risk of infection at public gatherings
Another 17 Johnson County residents tested positive for COVID-19 between 10 a.m. on Wednesday and 10 a.m. on Thursday, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health. Those new cases bring the county’s total number of residents who have tested positive to 1,369 and extend the number of consecutive days it has seen double-digit increases […]
