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COVID-19 UPDATE: 9 deaths, 393 new positive cases reported Monday Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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good morning will go ahead and get started with. The update on the case is today we have 349 new positive cases. For a total of 5868 positive cases, we have 1668 negative cases for a total of 32,282. Yesterday we ran a total of 2000 and 61 test and a total of 38,150 Iowans have been tested. 2021 Iowans diagnosed with Corbett, 19 have recovered for a recovery rate of 34%. I am also very sorry to report that we did have nine additional deaths in Iowa for a total of 127 Iowans who have lost their lives due to this virus again. Today's deaths are among older and elderly adults. Eight are with Nolan pre existing conditions and we're still determining on one of them. As we have seen over the past week, we have significantly expanded testing across the state, which allows us to identify and isolate people with the virus, conduct case investigation and tracing and better understand virus activity in our state and a target our response with speed and accuracy. We have also begun serology testing, which detects TKO bid 19 antibodies, and this means a person has already had the virus and recovered. Expanding this new type of testing is another tool to understand virus activity, which will help us identify Iowans who test positive for the virus. But we're potentially asymptomatic. Expanding testing is a significant advantage that we have in Iowa. Many states don't yet have the capacity to test more of their citizens. Currently on a per capita basis. One in every 82 Iowans have been tested for Cove in 19 and soon will continue to be able to expand our testing offer up to 3000 more Iowans a day, Um, once all of the test sites are open and at full capacity. And that's on top of what will be able to dio that we're already doing testing. It's, as I said, is another tool that allows us to make evidence based decisions about how to mitigate and manage the virus with precision, whether at a macro level or down to a specific county community or zip code. What the reality is that we can't stop the virus, that it will remain in our communities until a vaccine is available. Instead, we must learn to live with covert virus activity without letting it govern our lives. Like people in every state, in America and countries across the world, Iowans have made significant changes in their daily lives to protect their health and the health of others. And I know it's not been easy but staying home as much as possible, leaving only for essential errands, social distancing, careful hygiene and isolating when sick has made a real difference. Every Iowan has a personal responsibility to do their part, and these steps must and will continue to keep us on a healthy path going forward. As governor, I had the responsibility to implement significant mitigation measures to protect Iowans during an unprecedented time, which included closing some businesses, suspending elective procedures, a swell as many other things, all in an effort to slow the spread of the virus, preserve critical health care resource is and prevent overwhelming our hospital systems