Toll continues rising in COVID-19 battle

The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 122 additional positive cases of COVID-19 for a total of 1,510 positive cases as of April 10 at 6 pm. There have been an additional 1,057 negative tests for a total of 15,622 negative tests to date, which includes testing reported by the State Hygienic Lab and other labs.

According to IDPH, an additional three deaths were also reported – adults age 61-80 in Crawford and Madison counties and an adult older than 81 in Johnson County. Thirty-four Iowans have died of COVID-19.

According to IDPH, the locations and age ranges of the 122 individuals include:
• Allamakee County, 1 older adult (61-80 years)
• Benton County, 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years)
• Black Hawk County, 3 adults (18-40 years), 3 older adults (61-80 years)
• Bremer County, 1 elderly adult (81+)
• Buena Vista County, 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years)
• Clayton County, 1 adult (18-40 years)
• Clinton County, 4 middle-age adult (41-60 years)
• Dallas County, 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years)
• Delaware County, 1 older adult (61-80 years)
• Henry County, 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years), 1 older adult (61-80 years)
• Jefferson County, 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years)
• Johnson County, 7 adults (18-40 years), 2 middle-age adults (41-60 years)
• Linn County, 2 adults (18-40 years), 3 middle-age adults (41-60 years), 4 older adults (61-80 years), 1 elderly adult (81+)
• Louisa County, 4 adults (18-40 years), 9 middle-age adults (41-60 years), 1 older adult (61-80 years)
• Madison County, 1 older adult (61-80 years)
• Marion County, 1 adult (18-40 years)
• Marshall County, 7 adults (18-40 years), 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years)
• Muscatine County, 8 adults (18-40 years), 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years), 2 older adults (61-80 years)
• Polk County, 9 adults (18-40 years), 2 middle-age adults (41-60 years), 5 older adults (61-80 years)
• Scott County, 1 adult (18-40 years), 5 middle-age adults (41-60 years), 6 older adults (61-80 years)
• Tama County, 3 adults (18-40 years), 3 middle-age adults (41-60 years), 1 older adult (61-80 years)
• Wapello County, 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years)
• Washington County, 2 adults (18-40 years), 6 middle-age adults (41-60 years), 1 older adult (61-80 years)
• Woodbury County, 3 middle-age adults (41-60 years)

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