Iowa Reports 45 Confirmed Deaths And 950 New Covid-19 Cases Friday

Iowa added 950 new positive COVID-19 cases and 45 new confirmed deaths between 11 a.m. Thursday and 11 a.m. Friday, according to data from the Iowa Department of Public Health.Since March, Iowa has reported a total of 317,387 positive COVID-19 cases and 4,577 confirmed deaths. Of those new cases, 176 positive test results were reported among youth ages 17 and younger, and three new cases were reported among education workers.To date, the total number of young people that have tested positive for the virus is 34,577, and 7,704 education workers have tested positive since March.Health officials reported 3,781 test results during the 24-hour period, the remaining 2,831 of which came back negative or inconclusive.Iowa’s seven-day average of new cases is 967, marking the first time the average has dropped below 1,000 since October 10.On Friday, eight of Iowa’s 99 counties reported 14-day positivity rates above 15 percent.Linn County reported 72 new cases Friday.