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Nov. 2, 2020Des Moines, Iowa |  By: AP

Iowa virus cases, hospitalizations continue upward surge


DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa reported nearly 3,000 new virus cases Sunday, and the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 continued to soar.

The state reported 2,887 additional cases of the virus Sunday to give the state 130,244 cases total since the pandemic began, according to Iowa's online virus tracker.

One additional death was also reported to give Iowa 1,716 deaths. Iowa officials said 676 people were hospitalized with the virus on Sunday, up from the previous day's record of 630.

The state said that over the past 14 days, Iowa was averaging a 14.1% positivity rate for the virus, but 43 of Iowa's 99 counties had rates above 15% on Sunday.