8 additional coronavirus cases confirmed in Johnson County; 5 more COVID-19 deaths, 512 cases reported statewide

Iowa reported an additional 512 confirmed coronavirus cases and five COVID-19 related deaths for the 24-hour period ending at 10 a.m. Tuesday, according to Coronavirus.Iowa.gov.

State officials said that since the pandemic reached Iowa, a total of 798 people have died of COVID-19 across Iowa, including 10 in Johnson County.

Statewide, a total of 423,221 people have been tested, including 20,764 in Johnson County, and 39,419 have tested positive.  

There was a total of 1,639 confirmed coronavirus cases in Johnson County on Tuesday, the state said, an increase of eight from the previous day.

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Coronavirus in Iowa, by the numbers

Numbers below reported by the state as of 10 a.m. Monday. Numbers in parentheses represent change over the previous 24 hours.

Total tested in Iowa: 423,220 (+3,954)

Total tested in Johnson County: 20,764 (+199)

Total confirmed Iowa cases: 39,419 (+512)

Total confirmed Johnson County cases: 1,639 (+8)

Total of patients recovered from coronavirus in Iowa: 28,307 (+357)

Total of patients recovered from coronavirus in Johnson County: 1,020 (+24)

Total Iowa deaths: 798 (+5)

Total Johnson County deaths: 10 (0)

Patients hospitalized in Regional Medical Coordination Center Region 5: 42 (0)

Receiving ICU care in RMCC Region 5: 21 (0)

RMCC Region 5 includes Clinton, Des Moines, Henry, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Keokuk, Lee, Muscatine, Scott, Van Buren, Wapello and Washington counties.

Source: Iowa Department of Public Health

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