One additional COVID-19 case in Johnson County; 20 more deaths reported in Iowa

Hillary Ojeda
Iowa City Press-Citizen

Another 20 people in Iowa with COVID-19 have died, the state reported Friday. 

At 10 a.m. Friday, the state was reporting 520 COVID-19-related deaths, an increase of 20 deaths since the state's tally at 10 a.m. Thursday, according to the state's Coronavirus.Iowa.gov website.

The state is reporting a total of eight people with COVID-19 have died in Johnson County. 

An additional 3,576 people were tested Thursday, bringing the total number of people tested to 146,275. The state is reporting a total of 18,792 positive cases in Iowa as of Friday morning. 

COVID-19 is the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus.

In Johnson County, as of 10 a.m. Friday, the state was reporting 608 COVID-19 cases, according to the state's website.

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Total confirmed Iowa cases: 18,792

Total confirmed Johnson County cases: 608

Total Iowa deaths: 520

Total Johnson County deaths: 8

Total recoveries in Iowa: 10,570

Total recoveries in Johnson County: 399

Total tested in Iowa: 146,275

Total tested in Johnson County: 6,852

Source: Iowa Department of Public Health