(Des Moines)-Iowa officials are reporting 118 additional cases of COVID-19 in the state.
This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases in Iowa up to 1,388.
Two additional deaths have also been reported, both were in Linn County in eastern Iowa. This brings the total number of deaths in Iowa up to 31.
So far, Iowa public health officials have tested 15,953 people, a total of 14,565 of those tests have come back negative.
As of April 10, officials say 119 people have been hospitalized while 506 of Iowa’s cases have recovered. That means about 36% of all of Iowa’s cases have recovered.
At her daily COVID-19 press conference Friday morning, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds said that in response to the growing need for Iowans to put food on their tables, she has created a new Feeding Iowans Task Force.
Deputy Director of the Iowa Department of Public Health Sarah Reisetter said that a Medical PPE Shortage Order has been issued effective on April 10.
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