DES MOINES — On April 23, the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 176 additional positive COVID-19 cases for a total of 3,924 positive cases. There have been an additional 842 negative tests for a total of 25,338 negative tests to date, which includes testing reported by the State Hygienic Lab and other labs.
According to IDPH, an additional 6 deaths were also reported, 282 are currently hospitalized, and 1,492 Iowans have recovered.
According to IDPH the additional 6 deaths were reported in the following counties:
Bremer County, 1 elderly adult (81+)
Muscatine County, 1 elderly adult (81+)
Polk County, 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years), 3 elderly adults (81+)
The state of Iowa has released an updated dashboard on coronavirus.iowa.gov that will be updated daily to include comprehensive tracking of COVID-19 in Iowa. The new dashboard includes cases, deaths, and tests conducted in each county. The state is now providing demographic information that was not previously provided as well as Iowa’s epidemiological curve.
