With 85 New Confirmations, Iowa's COVID-19 Cases Climb To 699

Public health officials are reporting another 85 new cases of COVID-19 in Iowa, raising the statewide number to 699.

The latest figures from the Iowa Department of Public Health, released Friday around 11 AM, show 699 people have tested positive for the coronavirus. No new deaths were reported, so the number from the pandemic in Iowa remains at 11.

Of the new confirmed cases, fourteen were in Linn County. Polk County had 13 new confirmed cases.

The virus is now present in 65 of Iowa's 99 counties. According to health officials, the 699 confirmed cases include 374 females and 225 males.

State health officials said 74 people are hospitalized with symptoms of COVID-19, while another 46 are recovering from the virus after being discharged. The numbers also show that 347 Iowans who tested positive were never hospitalized.

To date, 8,764 people have tested negative for the virus in Iowa.

Here's information on the state's 85 additional cases:

Allamakee County: 1 adult (18-40 years)
Clayton County: 1 adult (18-40 years)
Clinton County: 4 middle-aged adults (41-60 years), 1 older adult (61-80 years)
Crawford County: 1 middle age adult (41-60), 2 older adults (61-80 years)
Dallas County: 2 older adults (61-80 years)
Dubuque County: 1 older adult (61-80 years)
Fayette County: 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years)
Henry County: 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years)
Jackson County: 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years)
Jasper County: 1 older adult (61-80 years)
Jefferson County: 1 adult (18-40 years)
Johnson County: 1 adult (18-40 years), 2 middle-aged adults (41-60 years)
Linn County: 1 adult (18-40 years), 2 middle-aged adults (41-60 years), 5 older adults (61-80 years), 6 elderly adults (81+)
Louisa County: 1 older adult (61-80 years)
Lyon County: 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years)
Marshall County: 1 adult (18-40 years)
Monona County: 1 elderly (81+)
Muscatine County: 1 adult (18-40 years), 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years), 1 older adult (61-80 years)
O’Brien County: 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years)
Plymouth County: 1 adult (18-40 years)
Polk County: 6 adults (18-40 years), 6 middle-aged adults (41-60 years), 1 older adult (61-80 years)
Pottawattamie County: 1 older adult (61-80 years)
Scott County: 4 middle-aged adults (41-60 years), 2 older adults (61-80 years)
Shelby County: 1 older adult (61-80 years), 1 elderly adult (81+)
Sioux County: 1 older adult (61-80 years)
Story County: 1 adult (18-40 years)
Tama County: 3 adults (18-40 years), 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years), 1 older adult (61-80 years)
Van Buren County: 1 adult (18-40 years), 1 older adult (61-80 years)
Warren County: 1 adult (18-40 years), 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years)
Washington County: 2 adults (18-40 years), 3 middle-aged adults (41-60 years), 2 older adults (61-80 years)
Woodbury County: 1 older adult (61-80 years)

CLICK HERE to view a status report of monitoring and testing of COVID-19 in Iowa, provided by the Iowa Department of Public Health.

In addition, a public hotline has been established for Iowans with questions about COVID-19. The line is available 24-7 by calling 2-1-1 or 1-800-244-7431.

Iowans who have traveled recently for business or spring break vacations, whether internationally or domestically outside of Iowa, should strongly consider self-isolating for 14 days. This will support the state's ongoing efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, and limit the introduction of the virus from other points of travel, IDPH officials said.

Gov. Kim Reynolds holds daily press conferences at 2:30 PM. To view the live stream, CLICK HERE.