DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) – The Iowa Department of Public Health reported an additional 83 COVID-19-related deaths and 1,199 more confirmed cases of the virus on Tuesday.
As of 10:30 a.m., a total of 298,065 Iowans have tested positive for the virus and a total of 4,222 Iowans have died with the virus since the pandemic started.
State data shows that COVID-19 was the underlying cause of 3,861 of the reported deaths, and it was a contributing factor in 361 of the reported deaths.
A total of 258,746 people in Iowa have recovered from COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic.
The state reported that 552 people are in hospital with the virus. In the past 24 hours, another 62 patients were admitted to hospitals with the virus. There are 90 people in the IC and 30 on fans. Fan usage has continued to decline significantly in the state since it peaked at 155 people on fans on Nov. 24.
According to data available by the state, 3,453 people have been tested for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. A total of 1,399,888 tests have been conducted since the start of the pandemic. According to this data, the positivity rate in the past 24 hours was 34.7 percent.
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