Hunter
04/13/20
The Iowa Department of Public Health says there are now over 1700 confirmed cases of COVID 19 in the state.
Linn County added 23 cases to increase to 258; they have the most cases in the state. Johnson County is now at 210 cases, and Polk has 195. Scott County has 118, while Tama and Muscatine counties went over the 100 mark, with 102 and 101 cases respectively.
There are now 82 of Iowa’s 99 counties affected by the virus, with a total of 1710 cases of COVID-19.
Two more deaths were reported by governor Kim Reynolds Monday morning, one from Linn County, another from Muscatine 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 currently 741 people recovering at home, giving Iowa a current recovery rate of 43%.
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.
