Some of the signs of improvement the Governor mentioned yesterday still holding true this morning. The number hospitalized last night was down by ten, those in ICU down by 9. Over 21-hundred new cases of COVID since midday yesterday as the state crested the 233-thousand mark. 48 of the new cases in  Story County, while Poweshiek County has moved past the one thousand mark.

22 new deaths reported since yesterday morning, none of the new fatalities in the seven counties we track.