DES MOINES, IOWA (March 20, 2020) — The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of one additional positive case of Iowans with COVID-10, for a total of 45 positive cases. 765 negative tests have been conducted at the State Hygienic Lab.
According to IDPH, this individual resides in Allamakee County and is a middle-aged adult (41-60). A status report of monitoring and testing of COVID19 in Iowa provided by IDPH can be found here. In addition, a public hotline has been established for Iowans with questions about COVID-19. The line is available 24/7 by calling 2-1-1 or 1-800-244-7431. The governor’s office and the Iowa Department of Public Health will be transitioning to mid morning updates as testing capabilities have expanded. Gov Reynolds will hold a press conference today from the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) in Johnston, IA at 2:30 p.m. to provide an update to the state of Iowa on COVID-19. Gov Reynolds held a press conference later this afternoon at 2:30PM. The press conference will be livestreamed and posted in full on Governor Reynolds’ Facebook Page.
Friday, March 20, 2020 Gov Reynolds to hold Press Conference State Emergency Operations Center 6100 NW 78th Ave Johnston, IA 2:30PM Iowa PBS technicians will provide pool coverage for television stations and Todd Magel from KCCI will also be providing pool coverage.
Satellite Coordinates 3/20/20 Time: 14:30-17:00ET Echostar 105 TX11 Slot A9 105' W Uplink Frequency: 14206.50 H Downlink Frequency: 11906.50 V Bandwidth: 9MHz Symbol rate 6.25 FEC 3/4 MPEG2
Technical difficulties contact at Iowa PBS: 515.725.9782 or GovernorsPressConf@iowapbs.org
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