Officials with Pottawattamie County Public Health (PCPH), Tuesday, reported two new COVID-19 cases, both of whom are residents of Council Bluffs. One of the individuals is between 18-40 years of age, the other is 41-60. They were tested between May 29th & 30th. So far, 34,434 Pott. County residents have been tested for COVID-19, and a total of 309 have tested positive.

An additional eight people have recovered, bringing the total number of recoveries to 169, as of Tuesday. Officials said six people were hospitalized with the virus, and 119 are self-isolating. Based on contact investigations, PCPH says a total of 88 Pott. County cases are the result of community spread.

On June 2nd, Tyson Foods issued a media release detailing facility-wide testing for COVID-19 at the Council Bluffs facility. PCPH says it is working with the IDPH and Tyson Foods to confirm the Tyson Foods employees that tested positive and live in Pott. County, are already accounted for in the current PCPH numbers.

In addition, officials say the Pottawattamie County COVID-19 hotlines will cease operations effective at Noon today (June 3rd). Residents with general COVID-19 related questions can call 2-1-1 for assistance.