143 long term care facilities reported COVID-19 outbreaks
COVID-19 continues to spread through Iowa. The Iowa State Daily provides updates on the increase of positive cases, reported deaths and more.
December 7, 2020
As of Monday at 10 a.m., the Iowa Department of Public Health reported Iowa’s positive COVID-19 cases reached 245,307 cases.
Over the past 14 days, Iowa has a 16.4 percent positivity rate.
Story County has 652 positive cases overall, with 25 reported deaths.
Total deaths in Iowa are at 2,720.
Of people who tested positive, 30,476 have a pre-existing condition; 71,359 do not. Approximately 143,472 people who have tested positive have an unknown
Hospitalizations in Iowa are at 900; 645 are hospitalized with COVID-19 as the primary diagnosis, while 255 are hospitalized with COVID-19 as a secondary diagnosis. Thirty-four percent of this population are 80 years old or above.
There are currently 143 long term care facility outbreaks. There have been 5,569 people who have tested positive; 2,395 have recovered, while 1,125 have died.
