(Des Moines)– The Iowa Department of Public Health is reporting additional positive cases of COVID-19 and deaths. According to Iowa’s COVID-19 website, as of 10 a.m. Friday there had been 20 more COVID-19 deaths and 290 new positive cases since Thursday morning.
The Iowa Department of Public Health is reporting there have now been 520 virus deaths in the state, with a total of 18,792 individuals testing positive.
Across Iowa, health officials are reporting 376 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized with 117 of them in the ICU.
In northwest Iowa, designated as RMCC region 3 by the state, there are 98 hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Officials say 45 of those patients are in the ICU and 34 are on ventilators.
The number of COVID-19 cases in Dickinson county has increased some more. As of earlier today (Friday), a total of 19 cases have been reported in the county since the pandemic started.
