DES MOINES – Today, the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 739 additional positive cases for a total of 7,884 positive cases. There have been an additional 2,186 negative tests for a total of 37,708 negative tests to date, which includes testing reported by the State Hygienic Lab and other labs. The number of positive cases will continue to grow as Test Iowa sites open and additional surveillance testing of large businesses and nursing home staff continues.
According to IDPH, an additional 8 deaths were also reported, 345 are currently hospitalized, and 2,899 Iowans have recovered. At this time, 1 in 69 Iowans have already been tested.
According to IDPH the additional 8 deaths were reported in the following counties:
- Bremer County, 1 elderly adult (81+)
- Linn County, 2 middle-age adults (41-60 years)
- Muscatine County, 1 older adult (61-80 years), 1 elderly adult (81+)
- Polk County, 2 elderly adults (81+)
- Scott County, 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years)
The state of Iowa has released an updated dashboard on coronavirus.iowa.gov that will be updated daily to include comprehensive tracking of COVID-19 in Iowa. The new dashboard includes cases, deaths, and tests conducted in each county. The state is now providing demographic information that was not previously provided as well as Iowa’s epidemiological curve.
It would be better if the workforce was smaller. Say one parent stayed home with the kids as most schooling is done online at home. Of course, this person would receive a monthly check from the Gov. It would be all around much more sustainable with less impact on the environment than the present way of doing things. Pollution #1. Less cars on the road. And each adult would get a check each month. A smaller workforce means less resources being used. Stay Home.
The problem with your “solution” is that the government doesn’t have any money until we send our money to them. If you are not working, the government doesn’t have the money to send out. Socialism doesn’t work, never has, never will.
Why are we not just using common sense, if you don’t want to eat out because you are worried, don’t do it. We don’t need the government to tell us we can’t. The elderly and people with health problems should shelter in place but the rest of us should be able to make a living and get on with our lives. The virus is not going away, a good percentage of people tested have had no symptoms. We can’t keep pretending to hide from in, we must all get back to work and let it run its course.
The numbers don’t make sense, ok, we have 7,900 confirmed cases, 170 deaths. This is no worse than the regular flu in Iowa and we are still at shutdown panic? Yes things are starting to open up but a restaurant can’t live on 50% of capacity and make a profit.