Today’s Iowa and NE Iowa coronavirus update for Aug. 7, 2020 | Local News

Recoveries: 36,257 (+788)

As of June 30, IDPH now classifies anyone not hospitalized or deceased after 28 days to be recovered.

Recovery rate: 76.0% (+0.8%)

Positive serology tests: 2,815 (+10)

The number of people with no current infection who tested positive for antibodies of the novel coronavirus.

Hospitalized patients with COVID-19: 223 (-14) Hospitalized in NE Iowa (RMCC Region 6): 53 (-3)

Patients admitted in last 24 hours: 33 (+5) Last 24 hours in NE Iowa: 9 (no change)

Hospitalized in intensive care units: 65 (-3) In ICU in NE Iowa: 13 (-2)

Hospitalized on a ventilator: 25 (-7) On ventilator in NE Iowa: 4 (-2)

Long-term care facility outbreaks: 26 (+1)

An outbreak is added when a facility has three or more residents test positive, and removed when no new cases appear.

Deaths attributable to long-term care facility outbreaks: 490 (+4). Percentage of total deaths: 53.7% (+0.1%)