7-day rolling average of positive COVID-19 tests in Iowa reaches new high - KCRG

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A large batch of additional cases of the illness caused by the novel coronavirus reported by state officials have pushed the seven-day rolling average to a new record high for the pandemic.

on Saturday, the Iowa Department of Public Health said that 1,908 cases of COVID-19 were reported since the same time on Friday morning, putting the state’s total since the pandemic began at 114,463.

The 7-day rolling average of positive tests in the state is at 1,188 per day, higher than the previous peak at 1,177 per day on September 1.

The 7-day rolling average of tests reported is at 5,390 per day, which is 295 more tests per day than when the positive test average peaked.

Iowa’s testing peaked at a 7-day average of 6,599 per day on September 30, when only 936 positive cases per day were being detected.