DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa reported another 345 coronavirus cases Saturday, surpassing 19,000 total for the pandemic, with another nine COVID-19-related deaths.

The state Department of Public health reported that the number of coronavirus cases rose 1.8% since Friday afternoon, bringing the total to 19,243. The number of COVID-19-related deaths in the pandemic rose 1.7% to 531, the department said.

More than half of the state’s confirmed cases were concentrated in six counties, Polk, Woodbury, Black Hawk, Linn, Marshall and Dallas.

The state health department said 43% of cases were in adults 18 to 40 and another 36% in adults 41 to 60. While adults 61 and older accounted for 19% of confirmed cases as of Saturday, they were 87% of the deaths.

For some infected people, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, the coronavirus can cause severe illness and death. For most people, it causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough, that clear up in two to three weeks.

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