Another 7 COVID-19 deaths, 669 confirmed cases reported in Iowa

Another seven people with COVID-19 have died and there have been an additional 669 confirmed cases, the state reported Thursday. 

At 10 a.m. Thursday, the state was reporting 739 COVID-19-related deaths, an increase of seven deaths since the state's tally at 10 a.m. Wednesday, according to the state's Coronavirus.Iowa.gov website. 

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

The state was reporting at 10 a.m. Thursday that there are 33,012 confirmed cases of coronavirus, an increase of 669 since 10 a.m. Wednesday. According to the state's website, there were 541 confirmed cases Wednesday and have been 207 additional cases Thursday, as of 10 a.m. The confirmed cases on Wednesday was the highest single day total since May 26.

Of the 33,012 people who have tested positive, 26,232 have recovered, according to the state. The total number of people tested is 352,106, including 7,486 on Wednesday. 

At 10 a.m. Wednesday the state was reporting 168 hospitalizations, with 49 patients in the ICU. Thirty-two patients have been admitted in the past 24 hours.More: COVID-19 maps and charts track cases and data in Iowa and across the U.S.

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