Two people from Mahaska County, two from Wapello County and one from Keokuk County have died from coronavirus over the past week.  The Iowa Department of Public Health reports 80 additional COVID-19 deaths as of Tuesday (9/28), for a pandemic total of 6563.

There were also another 10,812 Iowans testing positive for COVID-19, raising the pandemic total to 451,492.  211 new positive coronavirus tests have been reported in Wapello County, 139 in Jasper County, 128 in Marion County, 111 in Mahaska County, 72 new positive tests in Keokuk County, 62 in Poweshiek County and 45 in Monroe County.

On a positive note, fewer people in Iowa are hospitalized with COVID-19–624 as of Tuesday, down 14 from the previous week, with 157 people in the intensive care unit…four fewer than last week.