255 more cases of COVID-19 and two more deaths reported in Iowa

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Sam Stuve

An additional 255 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Iowa, along with two more deaths.

A total of 26,601 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the state, and out of a total of 268,434 tests and there have been 16,764 recovery cases.

AN additional 21 COVID-19 patients we admitted to a hospital in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of current COVID-19 patient hospitalizations to 140.

Of those patients, 43 are in the ICU.

Story County recorded 42 more positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the county’s case total to 542 with three deaths have been previously reported.

The county has reported 149 recovery cases.