DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Another 71 people died in Iowa of the coronavirus and there were more than 1,400 new confirmed cases of the virus, the state reported Thursday.
In the last 24 hours as of Thursday morning, the additional deaths raised the total number of virus-related deaths to 3,739, according to the Department of Public Health.
There were 1,425 new confirmed cases, increasing the total to 272,444.
In the past 14 days, Iowa has reported 691.7 new confirmed cases per 100,000 people, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. That ranks the state 40th nationally during that period.
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