Iowa exceeds 71,000 positive COVID-19 cases

Johnson and Johnson vaccines will be distributed by Iowa State.

Johnson and Johnson vaccines will be distributed by Iowa State.

Jill Even

Another 478 Iowans have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, raising the total positive cases to 71,137.

Five more deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported from the Iowa Department of Public Health, and the total number of COVID-19 related deaths in Iowa is 1,185.

There have now been 2,972 positive cases in Story County. There have been no new deaths reported in the county and the total COVID-19 related deaths remains at 16.