Iowa officials report 1,048 new COVID-19 cases, 18 deaths over 24 hours
68,365 people have recovered as of Wednesday morning

Published: Sep. 30, 2020 at 11:12 AM CDT
(KWQC) - Iowa officials reported 1,048 new cases of COVID-19 and 18 deaths between 10:30 a.m. Tuesday and 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to the state’s coronavirus website.
That brings the total number of cases to 88,555, with a positivity rate of 11.1%, and 1,342 deaths.
The state’s website reports the data in real-time.
As of 10:30 a.m., 797,138 have been tested and 68,365 have recovered.
The website also showed 390 were hospitalized - 61 in the last 24 hours - and 100 were in the intensive care unit. Thirty-one were on ventilators as of 10:30 a.m.
A breakdown of local counties includes:
County | New Cases | Total Cases | 14-Day Positivity Rate | Total Tested | Total Recovered | Total Deaths |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scott | 57 | 3,107 | 7.8% | 37,738 | 2,297 | 28 |
Muscatine | 10 | 1,131 | 6.8% | 9,654 | 936 | 55 |
Clinton | 11 | 1,143 | 6.7% | 9,896 | 880 | 21 |
Des Moines | 20 | 820 | 7.4% | 8,980 | 596 | 8 |
Lee | 10 | 653 | 8% | 6,480 | 467 | 7 |
Henry | 12 | 778 | 13.9% | 5,207 | 306 | 4 |
Jackson | 2 | 358 | 12.3% | 3,987 | 221 | 3 |
Cedar | 1 | 254 | 5.6% | 3,939 | 161 | 1 |
Louisa | 3 | 436 | 5% | 2,635 | 385 | 15 |
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