Iowa reported 73 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday as the number of confirmed cases in the United States continues to rise across the country.

The Hawkeye State has confirmed a total of 497 cases within its borders, up from 424 Monday. One death occurred in the state since numbers were last reported Monday, boosting the death toll to seven, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health.

The increase in cases is slightly less than the 88 new cases reported on Monday, but still the number remains high compared to a week ago, when there were 15 new cases on March 23 and a total of 105 positive cases.

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A total of 61 people are currently hospitalized in the state, and 33 additional patients have been discharged and recovering. The vast majority of those with COVID-19 were never hospitalized, amounting to 268 people.

Linn County, which contains Cedar Rapids, has documented the most cases at 90 and two deaths, followed by Polk County, which contains the city of Des Moines and has counted 76 cases.

There are seven cases among children, 136 among people aged 18 to 40, 176 among those aged 41 to 60, 149 among those aged 61 to 80, and 30 among those 80 and older.

On March 23, President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE had named Iowa as one of the states that was seeing few cases and could potentially relax their social distancing mandates.

“And we can start thinking about — as an example, parts of our country are very lightly affected,” he had said. “Very small numbers.”

“But you look at Nebraska, you look at Idaho, you look at Iowa, you look at many — I could name many countries that are handling it very, very well and that are not affected to the same extent, or, frankly, not even nearly to the extent of New York,” he added.

Nebraska has counted 172 cases and three deaths, while Idaho documented 415 cases and seven deaths, according to their most recent numbers.

The president backtracked on his original goal to have the economy operating by Easter, saying this past Sunday that social distancing must continue until April 30.