IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Nine more people have died of the coronavirus in Iowa, bringing the state’s total to 252.
New numbers from the Iowa Department of Public Health also show that the number of infections increased Saturday to 11,671, up by 214 from Friday.
For some infected people, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, the virus can cause severe illness or death. But for most people, it causes mild or moderate symptoms that clear up in two to three weeks.
On Friday, malls, retail stores and fitness centers were allowed to reopen in 22 counties where they were still closed, including the counties that are home to Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Davenport and Waterloo. The businesses have to limit their customers to 50 percent capacity.
Businesses and restaurants had already been allowed to open in Iowa’s 77 other counties last week. Dental services were allowed to resume statewide Friday, and campgrounds, tanning facilities and medical spas could reopen.
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