COVID-19 In Iowa By the Numbers
Friday, February 26, 2021, 10:00 AM (Daily Increase)Number of Iowa positive tests: 362,478 (+714)
Number of Iowa deaths: 5,463 (+25)
Number of Iowans tested: 1,553,035 (+3,013)
Source: Iowa Department of Public Health
Source: Iowa Department of Public Health
Reports of Iowa schools with outbreaks or quarantines: 724
Source: Iowa COVID-19 Tracker
National vs Statewide Positivity
Percentage of Positive Cases in Iowa: 20.5 %
Percentage of Positive Cases in the U.S.: 4.7 %
81 deaths in Cerro Gordo (02/26/2021)
Source: Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center
The state of Iowa reported its first cases of COVID-19 on March 8.
Gov. Kim Reynolds announced the first death in Iowa on March 24.
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