DES MOINES, Iowa (KMTV) — On Monday, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds and other officials held the state's daily coronavirus briefing.
Reynolds reported 534 new cases and four new deaths. Of those who died, all were more than 40 years of age.
Reynolds said a new testing facility will be opening in Sioux City and that the state should catch up on a backlog of tests today. People who registered at testiowa.com and have gone through the testing procedure should expect results in about 72 hours, Reynolds said.
The state is facing an additional outbreak at a long-term care facility. The facility is Accura Healthcare in Marshalltown.
3 News Now This Morning Anchor Courtney Johns provided live updates via Twitter:
#BREAKING #CORONAVIRUS Iowa’s website is reporting 534 new cases. A total of 9,703 people have tested positive for coronavirus. We will have the very latest from Gov. Reynold’s press conference live at 11 on @3newsnow. pic.twitter.com/Vh9bx07oNw
— Courtney Johns (@CourtneyJohnsTV) May 4, 2020
#BREAKING #CORONAVIRUS Iowa’s website is now reporting 4 new deaths. A total of 188 people have died from the virus in Iowa. We will have the very latest from Gov. Reynold’s press conference live at 11 on @3NewsNowOmaha . pic.twitter.com/bn1yTxN7kI
— Courtney Johns (@CourtneyJohnsTV) May 4, 2020
#BREAKING #CORONAVIRUS Here is a look at the latest numbers from the State of Iowa’s website:
— Courtney Johns (@CourtneyJohnsTV) May 4, 2020
4 new deaths
188 total deaths
534 new cases
9,703 total cases
3,975 total recovering
We will have the very latest from Gov. Reynold’s press conference live at 11 on @3newsnow pic.twitter.com/kjsQ0nHE9G
#BREAKING #CORONAVIRUS an additional long-term care facility has an outbreak. The facility is called Accura HealthCare. It is located in Marhsalltown, IA.
— Courtney Johns (@CourtneyJohnsTV) May 4, 2020
Under normal circumstanced Gov. Reynolds says Iowans getting tested should get results within 72 hours. It took longer last week due to the backlog. #coronavirus
— Courtney Johns (@CourtneyJohnsTV) May 4, 2020
The four new deaths all involve people over the age of 40. https://t.co/TwYI1dYDuk
— Courtney Johns (@CourtneyJohnsTV) May 4, 2020
A resident at one of IDHS’s 6 facilities tested positive for coronavirus in Iowa. That facility is Woodward Resource Center.
— Courtney Johns (@CourtneyJohnsTV) May 4, 2020
A resident at one of IDHS’s 6 facilities tested positive for coronavirus in Iowa. That facility is Woodward Resource Center.
— Courtney Johns (@CourtneyJohnsTV) May 4, 2020
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