In 2020, Iowa collected $211.6 million in tobacco products sales tax, ranking it 25th in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).
There were 32 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Iowa during the week ending May 1, a 31.9 percent decrease from the previous week.
There were 23 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Iowa in the week ending May 1, making up 3.8 percent of total deaths by all causes in Iowa.