Hunter
04/13/20
The Iowa Department of Public Health says there are now 1587 confirmed cases of COVID 19 in the state.
Linn County added 8 cases to increase to 235; they have the most cases in the state. Johnson County went over the 200 mark and now has 203 cases, and Polk has 177. Scott County has 115.
The number of counties affected by the virus remains unchanged, at 81.
There were seven more reported deaths from the coronavirus, bringing the total to 41. Six were from Linn County; two between 61-80 and 4 aged 81 and older, and the IDPH says over 40 percent of the total deaths in the state have come from Linn County. The other reported death was a person aged 81-older from Washington County.
Over a third of Linn County’s cases stem from Heritage Specialty Care in Cedar Rapids. The latest reports from there show 60 residents and 30 staff members have tested positive for COVID-19.
There are 129 people currently being treated for COVID-19 in hospitals; 674 are recovering at home.
The virus has struck the 41-60 age group the hardest; and despite original reports that COVID-19 primarily hit the elderly the most, there are more cases in the 18-40 age group than the 61-plus groups.
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington projects that if full social distancing is practiced through the end of May, the number of deaths per day in the state will steadily increase to about 23 around the first of May and then slowly drop down to zero after June 1st. 743 COVID-19 deaths are projected by August 4th. Nationally, the IHME projects the number of deaths will level off around Fathers Day.
Updates are available at www.idph.iowa.gov.
