In Iowa: Long-Term Care Facilities Hit Hard

The latest numbers and cases in Iowa.

IOWA NOW...TODAY THE IOWADEPARTMENT OFPUBLIC HEALTHREPORTED 12 NEWDEATHS...AND 386 NEW CASESIN THE HAWKEYESTATE.THAT BRINGS THETOTAL TO 318DEATHS...AND 13-THOUSAND-675 POSITIVE CASES.TODAY IOWAGOVERNOR KIMREYNOLDS TALKEDABOUT ONE GROUPTHAT'S BEING HITPARTICULARLY HARD.UNFORTUNATELYVIRUS HAS BEENINTRODUCED INTOSOME FACILITIESRESULTING IN SOMEHEARTBREAKINGCONSEQUENCES.CURRENTLYOUTBREAKS HAVEBEEN CONFIRMED IN35 OF IOWA'S 444LONG TERM CAREFACILITIESTOTALING ABOUT7.8% AND SADLYABOUT 57% OF ALLIOWANS WHO HAVELOST THEIR LIFE TOCOVID19 ARERESIDENTS OF LONGTERM CAREFACILITIES.THE GOVERNORSAYS THEDEPARTMENT OFHEALTH IS WORKINGWITH FACILITIESACROSS THE STATETO PROVIDE ACCESSTO TESTING.THE DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH SHARED DATATHAT 224 RESIDENTSOF LONG TERM CAREFACILITIES HAVERECOVERED FROMTHE VIRUS.