Iowa officials report 1,581 new COVID-19 cases, 23 deaths over 24 hours

(KWQC) - Iowa officials reported 1,581 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and 23 deaths between 10:30 a.m. Thursday and 10:30 a.m. Friday, according to the state’s coronavirus website.

That brings the statewide total to 112,555 cases, with a positivity rate of 12.2%, and 1,617 deaths since the start of the pandemic. The website, which reports the data in real-time, also showed that 924,781 Iowans have been tested and 86,527 have recovered.

Officials also reported that 536 Iowans were in the hospital, a new record high. Seventy-eight of those patients were admitted over the last 24 hours and 134 were in the intensive care unit as of 10:30 a.m. Friday.

A breakdown of local counties includes:

County	New Cases	Total Cases	14-Day Positivity Rate	Total Tested	Total Recovered	Total Deaths
Scott	126	4,290	10.7%	44,980	2,989	37
Clinton	32	1,424	9.4%	11,567	1,099	26
Muscatine	20	1,403	12.4%	11,452	1,057	58
Des Moines	28	1,317	14.6%	11,276	788	10
Lee	20	923	8.1%	8,258	634	10
Henry	8	1,015	11%	6,060	757	5
Jackson	15	568	14.8%	4,795	351	3
Cedar	15	431	13.1%	4,779	243	5
Louisa	6	509	9.1%	3,066	413	15