545 new COVID-19 cases reported, two additional deaths

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An additional 545 COVID-19 cases and two deaths have been reported in Iowa since 10 a.m. on Saturday. 

A total of 45,481 COVID-19 cases have been reported in Iowa out of 485,829 tests, making for a 9.4 positivity rate. There have been 874 deaths in Iowa overall, according to the Iowa COVID-19 website.

32,919 recovery cases have been reported in the state.

231 people are currently hospitalized because of COVID-19, 28 patients were admitted yesterday and 75 patients are in the ICU.

11 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Story County and no new deaths have been reported.

There has been a total of 1,104 COVID-19 cases and 13 COVID-19 deaths reported in Story County. 808 people have recovered from COVID-19 in Story County.