Comment on Iowa adds 400+ virus cases, 15 new, confirmed deaths on Tuesday

Iowa added 414 new COVID-19 cases as well as 15 new, confirmed deaths on Tuesday.To date, 343,347 Iowans have had the virus, and 5,657 have died, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health. Iowa’s seven-day average for new cases is 448, the lowest since 440 on Aug. 14.VACCINATIONSOn Tuesday, the Mid Atlantic Data Center, which houses data for the Iowa Immunization Registry Information System and provides COVID-19 vaccine information in the state, experienced a “hardware malfunction,” according to a news release from the Iowa Department of Public Health.The error for the data center and Immunization Registry Information System vendor has affected Iowa and other states, the release said.