DES MOINES, Iowa. (KMTV) — The Iowa Department of Public Health announced 189 more COVID-19 cases and six additional deaths on Tuesday.
Included in the new case total are 86 Tyson Plant employees.
The health department said there's been a total of 17,467 negative COVID-19 tests done in Iowa to date.
Additionally, six deaths were reported on Tuesday involving the following:
- Polk County, 1 adult (18-40)
- Pottawattamie County, 1 older adult (61-80)
- Linn County, 1 older adult (61-80), 1 middle-age adult (41-60)
- Scott County, 1 elderly adult (81+)
- Tama County, 1 elderly adult (81+)
Watch Tuesday's press conference from Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds here.