Iowa surpasses forecasted coronavirus deaths

How they are trying to keep numbers down

500 cases.

The institute for health metrics and evaluation predicted iowa would hit 777 deaths from covid?

"*19 by augut first.

The state has gone past the prediction ?

"* hitting the number back on july 16th.

Live kimt news 3's nick kruszalnicki is live in mason city with more.

Nick?

George and amy ?

"* as of today, iowa has 833 deaths from covid?

"*19 and the institute which made the forecast is predicting more to come.

According to their modeling ?

*- they think the state could easily hit 11?

"* hundred to 1*- hundred deaths by november first.

A member of the institute thinks the lower number is achievable if iowans get serious about wearing masks in public.

Closer to home ?

"* health officials are trying to get the public to mask up more.

Gail arjes (ar?

*- jis), administrator for floyd county public health says they're working hard to spread the word.

So we have a pretty good following on our social media page.

We've also done a few things in our local newspapers throughout the county and i've done some radio things with the local radio station here.

She says floyd county has only two deaths from the coronavirus ?

"* and they are keeping a close eye on the long?

"*term facilities there to make sure the situation stays stable.

Live in mason city, nick kruszalnicki, kimt news 3.

Comparing numbers ?

"* almost double the number of people have died from covid?

"*19 in iowa, than died in car crashes in the state last year.