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The new cases were identified in 4,821 tests, for a positivity rate of 41.94 percent. The numbers, collected from the 24-hour period ending at 11 a.m. Wednesday, brings Iowa’s death toll from the virus to 3,668 since March and total number of cases to 271,022. Linn County on Wednesday reported 81 new cases for a total of 16,150 cases since March. The county also reported two deaths, bringing its death toll to 234. Johnson County reported 55 new cases, bringing its total to 10,716 cases since March. Hospitalizations Hospitalizations continued to decline, falling from 651 to 644. The number...

The positive tests were found among 4.197 individuals who were tested, for a 30.3 percent positivity rate. This is the seventh day in a row where the average number of people tested has been below 5,000. The average hasn’t been that low since Sept. 15. Statewide, 269,020 Iowans have tested positive for the virus since March. Confirmed virus deaths in the state now total 3,653. Linn County on Tuesday reported 69 new cases for a total of 16,069 cases since March. The county reported one death, bringing the county’s death tally to 232. Johnson County reported 38 new cases and two additio...

Mon., December 21, 2020 Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell reacts on the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Texas Tech in Ames, Iowa, in this Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, file photo. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) Be sure to subscribe to The Gazette Daily news podcast, or just tell your Amazon Alexa enabled device to “enable The Gazette Daily News skill" so you can get your daily briefing by simply saying “Alexa, what’s the news?" If you prefer podcasts, you can also find us on iTunes. This is John McGlothlen with the Gazette digital news desk an...

John McGlothlen, The Gazette After not confirming any additional COVID-19 deaths over the last two days, the state Sunday morning verified 138 more, bringing the total number of people in Iowa whose deaths have been attributed to the respiratory disease to 3,589. Earlier this month, Iowa public health officials said they were changing the way they were confirming deaths caused by COVID-19. Starting after Dec. 7, the state began counting according to federal cause-of-death coding, which is based on the death record completed by the health care provider — and no longer reconciling a death...