Seventy-three more Iowans have been confirmed to have the COVID-19 virus in the last 24 hours, and 26 percent of those new cases come from Linn County. A seventh person has died from the virus in the state.

The Linn County Department of Public Health (IDPH) reports 497 Iowans have now tested positive for the virus. In the last 24 hours, Linn County has seen an additional 19 confirmed cases, bringing the county's total to 90. Polk County has 15 new cases, bringing its total to 76. Johnson County has three new cases and 73 total.

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The seventh person to die from COVID-19 was a middle-aged resident of Muscatine County. They were between the ages of 41 and 60.

Here are the new cases confirmed in the last 24 hours, as reported by the IDPH:

  • Black Hawk County, 1 middle-age adult (41-60)
  • Cedar County, 1 middle age adult (41-60)
  • Clay County, 1 adult (18-40)
  • Clinton County, 2 middle-aged adults (41-60), 1 older adult (61-80)
  • Dallas County, 4 adults (18-40)
  • Harrison County, 1 middle age adult (41-60)
  • Iowa County, 1 middle-age adult (41-60)
  • Jasper County, 1 elderly adult (81+)
  • Johnson County, 2 adults (18-40), 1 middle-age (41-60)
  • Jones County, 2 adults (18-40), 1 middle age (41-60)
  • Keokuk County, 1 adult (18-40)
  • Linn County, 3 adults (18-40), 7 middle-aged adults (41-60), 7 older adults (61-80), 2 elderly (81+)
  • Marshall County, 1 adult (18-40), 1 older adult (61-80)
  • Muscatine County, 2 middle-age (41-60), 1 older adult (61-80)
  • Polk County, 1 child (0-17), 5 adults (18-40), 3 middle-aged adults (41-60), 4 older adult (61-80), 2 elderly (81+)
  • Pottawattamie County, 1 middle-age (41-60)
  • Scott County, 2 middle-age (41-60)
  • Sioux County, 1 middle age adult (41-60), 1 older adult (61-80)
  • Tama County, 1 adult (18-40)
  • Warren County, 2 middle-age (41-60)
  • Washington County, 3 adults (18-40), 2 older adults (61-80), 1 elderly (81+)

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