DES MOINES, Iowa (KMTV) — On Tuesday, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds and other officials held a coronavirus briefing.
BREAKING CORONAVIRUS IOWA Four more people have died from covid-19 in Iowa for a total of 83 deaths. All four are related to long-term care outbreaks.
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BREAKING CORONAVIRUS IOWA: 482 people have tested positive for covid-19. That is the highest the state has seen in one day. A total of 3,641 people have tested positive for the virus in Iowa. 214 are currently being hospitalized. 60 on ventilators.
— Courtney Johns (@CourtneyJohnsTV) April 21, 2020
Iowa is launching “Test Iowa.” This public/private partnership will make 3,000 additional covid-19 tests available daily.
— Courtney Johns (@CourtneyJohnsTV) April 21, 2020
Test Iowa will work in three steps:
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1. Patient fills out an online questionnaire.
2. Patient will be scheduled to get tested at testing site if needed.
3. If patient tests positive, contact tracing will be conducted. https://t.co/l39cr90cxI