Iowa reports another 5 COVID-19 deaths; statewide total now at 930

Another five people with COVID-19 have died and there have been an additional 620 confirmed cases, the state reported Sunday. 

At 10 a.m. Sunday, the state was reporting 930 COVID-19-related deaths, an increase of five deaths since the state's tally at 10 a.m. Saturday, 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. Sunday that there are 48,732 confirmed cases of coronavirus, an increase of 620 since 10 a.m. Saturday.

Of those tested for the virus since Saturday, 7.6% were positive. Since the state started tracking the positivity rate, 9.3% of people who have been tested were positive. 

Of the 48,732 people who have tested positive, 37,086 have recovered, according to the state. The total number of people tested is 521,382, including 4,815 on Saturday.

At 10 a.m. Sunday, the state was reporting 221 hospitalizations, down from 229 on Saturday. In the past 24 hours, 32 patients have been admitted. Also, there are 57 patients in the ICU, down from 58 on Saturday.

More: COVID-19 maps and charts track cases and data in Iowa and across the U.S.

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