Iowa Department of Public Health reports 1,649 additional positive COVID-19 cases

Johnson and Johnson vaccines will be distributed by Iowa State.

Johnson and Johnson vaccines will be distributed by Iowa State.

Amber Mohmand

The total number of positive COVID-19 cases spiked to 59,496 as an additional 1,649 Iowans tested positive. 

Additionally, 20 people have died due to the coronavirus, bringing the total in Iowa to 1,080, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health

In Story County, the number of positive cases grew from 1,724 to 1,897, an increase of 173. Story County had no new deaths and the total remains at 16.

The state also saw a jump in recoveries from COVID-19, with the number recovered moving up from 44,857 to 45,378, an increase of 516.