Total positive COVID-19 cases surpass 40,000 in Iowa

The Office of the President releases new information regarding masks, vaccinations and how the fall 2021 semester will look.

Trevor Babcock

An additional 716 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Iowa by the Iowa Department of Public Health, making for a total of 40,509 positive cases.

Among those testing positive, a total of 28,883 have recovered.

Eight deaths from COVID-19 have been reported for a statewide total of 808.

In Story County, 16 more positive cases of COVID-19 have been reported for a total of 989 positive cases. The death toll in Story Count remains at 10.