Iowa City Today

Iowa Governor's Office issued the following announcement on March 30.

The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 88 additional positive cases of Iowans with COVID-19, for a total of 424 positive cases. There have been a total of 6,162 negative tests to date, which includes testing reported by the State Hygienic Lab and other labs. 

According to IDPH, two Iowans with COVID-19 passed away last night, one elderly adult (81+) of Linn County, one elderly adult (81+) of Washington County. 

According to IDPH, the locations and age ranges of the 88 individuals include:

• Audubon County, 1 older adult (61-80 years)
• Benton County, 1 middle-aged adult (41-60 years), 1 older adult (61-80 years), 1 elderly adult (81+)
• Cedar County, 1 older adult (61-80 years)
• Cerro Gordo County, 1 middle-aged adult (41-60 years)
• Clinton County, 1 middle-aged adult (41-60 years)
• Crawford County, 1 older adult (61-80 years)
• Dallas County, 3 adults (18-40 years), 1 middle-aged adult (41-60 years)
• Dubuque County, 3 middle-aged adults (41-60 years), 2 older adults (61-80 years),
• Guthrie County, 1 middle-aged adult (41-60 years)
• Iowa County, 1 older adult (61-80 years)
• Jackson County, 1 adult (18-40 years)
• Jasper County, 1 elderly adult (81+)
• Johnson County,  2 middle-aged adults (41-60 years), 3 older adults (61-80 years)
• Jones County, 1 adult (18-40 years)
• Linn County, 9 adults (18-40 years), 8 middle-aged adults (41-60 years), 6 older adults (61-80 years), 6 elderly adults (81+)
• Monona County, 1 child (0-17 years), 1 adult (18-40 years), 1 older adult (61-80 years)
• Muscatine County, 1 middle-aged adult (41-60 years), 2 older adults (61-80 years)
• Polk County, 2 children (0-17 years), 2 adults (18-40 years), 6 middle-aged adults (41-60 years), 1 older adult (61-80 years)
• Scott County, 1 adult (18-40 years), 2 middle-aged adults (41-60 years), 3 older adults (61-80 years)
• Shelby County, 1 adult (18-40 years), 1 older adult (61-80 years)
• Tama County, 1 adult (18-40 years) 
• Van Buren County, 1 older adult (61-80 years)
• Washington County, 1 adult (18-40 years), 3 middle-aged adults (41-60 years), 1 older adult (61-80 years)

A status report of monitoring and testing of COVID19 in Iowa is provided by IDPH and can be found here. In addition, a public hotline has been established for Iowans with questions about COVID-19. The line is available 24/7 by calling 2-1-1 or 1-800-244-7431. The state of Iowa has started sharing the number of negative tests conducted at outside labs, and is providing additional information on the conditions of those infected with COVID-19. 

Gov. Reynolds will hold a press conference today at 2:30 p.m. The press conference will be livestreamed and posted in full on Governor Reynolds’ Facebook Page. 

Original source can be found here.