The Iowa Department of Public Health has released the latest number of COVID-19 cases in the state and it’s the largest rise in cases we’ve seen yet — with more deaths reported as well.
The IDPH said Monday morning, 88 more cases have been diagnosed in the state. That brings the total of coronavirus cases in the state to 424. There have been 6,162 negative tests for the virus to date
Two more Iowans have passed away. One elderly adult (81+) of Linn County, one elderly adult (81+) of Washington County. That brings the total number of deaths in Iowa attributed to COVID-19 to six.
According to the IDPH, the locations and age ranges of the 88 individuals are:
- Audubon County, 1 older adult (61-80 years)
- Benton County, 1 middle-aged adult (41-60 years), 1 older adult (61-80 years), 1 elderly adult (81+)
- Cedar County, 1 older adult (61-80 years)
- Cerro Gordo County, 1 middle-aged adult (41-60 years)
- Clinton County, 1 middle-aged adult (41-60 years)
- Crawford County, 1 older adult (61-80 years)
- Dallas County, 3 adults (18-40 years), 1 middle-aged adult (41-60 years)
- Dubuque County, 3 middle-aged adults (41-60 years), 2 older adults (61-80 years),
- Guthrie County, 1 middle-aged adult (41-60 years)
- Iowa County, 1 older adult (61-80 years)
- Jackson County, 1 adult (18-40 years)
- Jasper County, 1 elderly adult (81+)
- Johnson County, 2 middle-aged adults (41-60 years), 3 older adults (61-80 years)
- Jones County, 1 adult (18-40 years)
- Linn County, 9 adults (18-40 years), 8 middle-aged adults (41-60 years), 6 older adults (61-80 years), 6 elderly adults (81+)
- Monona County, 1 child (0-17 years), 1 adult (18-40 years), 1 older adult (61-80 years)
- Muscatine County, 1 middle-aged adult (41-60 years), 2 older adults (61-80 years)
- Polk County, 2 children (0-17 years), 2 adults (18-40 years), 6 middle-aged adults (41-60 years), 1 older adult (61-80 years)
- Scott County, 1 adult (18-40 years), 2 middle-aged adults (41-60 years), 3 older adults (61-80 years)
- Shelby County, 1 adult (18-40 years), 1 older adult (61-80 years)
- Tama County, 1 adult (18-40 years)
- Van Buren County, 1 older adult (61-80 years)
- Washington County, 1 adult (18-40 years), 3 middle-aged adults (41-60 years), 1 older adult (61-80 years)
Please require only one person in a party to shop, people aren’t taking it seriously. Maybe the grocery stores and other essential stores require only one party shopping it’s not family time or go to the store because you are board. If people don’t cooperate then only do pickup or delivery then maybe people will quit risking the lives of those in the stores trying to help them. Or risk the stores having to close altogether because people have coronavirus. Or the other option everyone required to stay home.
Keep up the good work.