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IDPH COVID-19 update for May 15, 2020: 18 deaths, 374 more Iowans tested positive

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May 15th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Officials with the Iowa Department of Public Health, Friday (today), reported 374 new positive cases of COVID-19. Including the latest report, the statewide total of positive cases amounts to 14,049. IDPH also reported 18 deaths, for a total of 336 deaths.   93,556 Iowans have been tested for COVID-19, and 6,561 have recovered. There are currently 387 Iowans hospitalized with the virus, with 130 listed in intensive care and 87 on ventilators. There were 23 patients admitted in the last 24 hours.

IDPH reported 3,470 inpatient beds available, with 407 ICU beds available. There are currently 713 ventilators available. Hospitalization numbers have continued to flatten or decrease over the last week. There are COVID-19 in 35 of Iowa’s long-term care facilities. The number remains unchanged from Thursday.

The Iowa Department of Public Health releases new COVID-19 statistics each day on this website.