Iowa surpasses 2,000 COVID-19 deaths, 1,500 hospitalizations

  • Source: KTIV-TV NBC 4 Sioux City
  • Published: 11/17/2020 12:00 AM

There were 3,563 new, confirmed cases in Iowa from 10 a.m. Monday to 10 a.m. Tuesday, according to the state's COVID-19 dashboard. At 10 a.m. Monday, health officials reported 187,020 total positive cases across the state, that number rose to 190,583 by 10 a.m. Tuesday. The state's website says out of those who have tested positive, 109,929 have recovered. That's an increase of 1,755 recoveries in the last 24 hours. The state reported 33 additional virus-related deaths within this time frame, putting the state's death toll at 2,024. According to the state's latest report, there are 1,510 Iowans hospitalized due to the virus, that's up from 1,392 in yesterday's report. This sets another record for COVID-19 hospitalizations in Iowa. Of those hospitalizations, 288 are in the ICU and 130 are on ventilators. Officials say 76% of patients currently hospitalized are age 60 and over.



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