The latest numbers from the Iowa Department of Public Health show 15 more Iowans have died from COVID-19 and 558 new cases have been reported.
The new numbers reflect testing reported on the IDPH’s COVID-19 website over the 24 hours between 10:00 a.m. Thursday and 10:00 a.m. Friday. The newly reported positive cases and deaths may not have occurred during that time period, as the state has been adding backdated test results into the data.
The number of new positive COVID-19 tests reported for the time period brings the total number of positive tests to 331,622.
The data from the IDPH shows there have been 5,336 total deaths from the coronavirus in the state so far. Of those deaths, 2,136 were residents of long-term care facilities. There are currently outbreaks at 27 long-term care facilities in Iowa.