The number of hospitalizations in COVID-19 continues to show slow improvement

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) – According to state data, statistics related to the new coronavirus on Sunday morning, as in the past few days, showed consistent trends.

By 10:30 a.m., the Iowa Department of Public Health said 1,330 people who tested positive for COVID-19 had been added to the state’s total, which now stands at 296,441. 255 955 people are considered recovery from the disease, an increase of 853.

Another 11 people killed by COVID-19 have been added to the state’s total, which is now 4,138 since the pandemic began.

541 patients are in Iowa hospitals due to COVID-19, a net decrease of eight. 105 of the patients are in intensive care units, a net decrease of five. 41 a fan must be used, a net decrease of six. 72 people have just been admitted to Iowa hospitals during the 24-hour reporting period, about the same as Saturday morning’s report.

An additional 3,946 people have reported test results by public and private laboratories over the past 24 hours. The positivity rate for this group of tests was 33.7%, slightly lower than the previous day’s 35.6%. The positivity rate calculated with this method may differ from the number on the coronavirus dashboard of the state because it uses the number of people tested, not the total number of tests, including people who have been tested repeatedly.

A total of 1,394,799 people in Iowa have been tested since the onset of the pandemic.

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