Social distancing measures are still encouraged by the Iowa Department of Public Health to prevent and slow the spread of COVID-19. People are encouraged to maintain six feet of distance between themselves and others, and wear masks in public. Also, wash your hands frequently, and clean surfaces of items that are touched frequently like doorknobs and countertops.

As of Monday at noon, Iowa had 21,918 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 and 607 deaths. Also at that time, 265 patients were hospitalized in the state with COVID-19, 85 were in intensive care units, and 53 were on ventilators. Approximately 46% of the state’s inpatient beds were available and 492 ICU beds were available, as well as 755 ventilators. As of Monday, Iowa’s recovery rate was 58.7%.