State’s coronavirus website undergoing planned maintenance
The Iowa Department of Public Health reported Saturday it has been notified of 419 additional positive cases of COVID-19 for a total of 16,767 positive cases. There have been additional 4,336 negative tests for a total of 106,223 negative tests to date, which includes testing reported by the State Hygienic Lab and other labs. The positivity rate for this report is 8.8 percent.
An additional 26 COVID-related deaths were confirmed. The dates of these confirmed COVID-related deaths were from May 9 to May 22. There are 362 Iowans currently hospitalized; 9,187 Iowans have recovered (54.7 percent).
Due to planned maintenance from Saturday, May 23, at 6 am through Monday, May 25, at 6 am, the case counts dashboard on coronavirus.iowa.gov will not reflect accurate counts during the maintenance period. All case counts will be brought up to date by Monday, May 25, at 6 am.
