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July 20, 2020Des Moines, Iowa |  By: AP

Iowa health official reports backlog of COVID-19 tests

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa health officials said Sunday that a "significant number" of coronavirus tests were not reported over the weekend due to a backlog in the department's electronic reporting system.

The Iowa Department of Public Health said its COVID-19 website will continue to update, and noted in a news release that reported daily case counts from last week will be adjusted as it processes the backlog.

KCCI-TV reported that as of 10 a.m. Sunday, the Iowa website had confirmed 661 additional COVID-19 cases, bringing to 38,564 the number of positive cases since the outbreak began. Seven additional COVID-19 deaths brought the state's death toll to 792.