Iowa reports 1,845 new positive virus cases, 10 deaths

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Des Moines, Ia-  The Iowa Department of Public Health on Wednesday reported an additional 1,845 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19.

That brings the total of positive cases in Iowa since the start of the pandemic to 299,910.   10 additional deaths related to COVID-19 were also reported bringing that total to 4,232.

A total of 260,502 people have recovered from the virus in Iowa, and a grand total of 1,405,142 people have been tested.

Hospitalizations in Iowa again decreased slightly.  516 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 with 70 people in ICUs and 30 on ventilators.