COVID-19 deaths in Iowa rise above 7,000. | Pixabay/Kollinger
COVID-19 deaths in Iowa rise above 7,000. | Pixabay/Kollinger
The Iowa Department of Public Health released data that now shows more than 7,000 people have died of COVID-19 in the Hawkeye State since the start of the global health crisis more than a year and a half ago.
The Associated Press reported that as of Nov. 3, the state reported 7,069 people have died from COVID-19 since the virus started spreading in America in early 2020.
“Iowa surpasses 7,000 deaths from COVID-19 http://a.msn.com/01/en-us/AAQhLKQ?ocid=st… You must be proud @IAGovernor,” Kathryn Lannom, a self-proclaimed constitutionalist and freedom lover, wrote in a tweet.
Some 104 additional COVID-deaths were reported in Iowa between the beginning of August and the end of October, according to AP. Iowa currently ranks 13th in the U.S. for the number of COVID-deaths per 100,000 people for the seven days prior to Nov. 3, and 26th overall since the pandemic began.
As of the beginning of November, the state also said there were 7,643 new COVID-19 cases in a week, which brought the case average to 1,092 new cases each day, according to the Des Moines Register. Those figures, when compared to the week prior, showed a rise in the number of positive cases.
The newspaper also reported that throughout the pandemic a total of 491,052 positive coronavirus cases have been documented in Iowa.
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