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IDPH reports 7 additional deaths, 77 new COVID-19 cases Sunday The deaths occurred in Washington and Linn counties. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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SEE 60°, COMING UP. MAX: THANK YOU. SEVEN MORE IOWANS HAVE DIED FROM CORONAVIRUS. SIX OF THOSE PEOPLE ARE FROM LINN COUNTY. THE OTHER IS FROM WASHINGTON COUNTY. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SAYS THE NUMBER OF CASE GREW BY 77 IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. MORE THAN 1500 PEOPLE HAVE TESTED POSITIVE IN IOWA. AND A TOTAL OF 41 HAVE DIED. LINN COUNTY HAS THE MOST NUMBER OF CASES IN THE STATE, WITH 243, AND 18 DEATHS. IT IS FOLLOWED BY JOHNSON, POLK, SCOTT, AND MUSCATINE. HERE’S A LOOK AT THE SIX REGIONS IOWA PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE MONITORING TONIGHT. THEY’VE BEEN ASSIGNING POINTS ON A SCALE OF ONE THROUGH 10 TO EACH REGION. 10 OR MORE WOULD TRIGGER A SHELTER-IN-PLACE ORDER. SO FAR, NO REGION HAS REACHED A 10, BUT REGION FIVE IN SOUTHEAST IOWA IS AT A NINE. RE