(Johnston: SEOC) – Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds and others provided an update late this (Monday) morning on the latest COVID-19 statistics for the past 24-hours. The Governor said there were:

• 113 NEW, positive cases of COVID-19 reported, for a total of 1,710.
• 1 NEW county (Cass) with a positive case, for a total of 82 out of 99.
• 981 Negative cases, for a total of 16,986 negative tests.
• The State Hygienic Lab has 3,565 test kits available.
• 142 people are currently hospitalized.
• 741 people have recovered from COVID-19, for a recovery rate of 43%.
• 2 deaths have been reported since the last update, for a total of 43. The latest deaths are: an elderly adult in Linn County, and an older adult in Muscatine County.

Reynolds said Iowa’s COVID-19 peak is expected to occur later this month. Until then, the number of positive cases and deaths, will continue to rise. Long term care facilities are also a concern for health officials, despite efforts to mitigate the spread of the virus in those facilities. Staff and residents of long-term care facilities, she said, continue to account for more than 10% of all positive COVID cases in Iowa, and 53% of all deaths in the State are residents of long-term care facilities.

The Governor updated the latest RMCC (Regional Medical Coordination Center) information, in her report. In southwest Iowa (Region 4):

• There were two patients hospitalized.
• One new patient was admitted over the past 245-hours.
• One patient is in an ICU. None were on ventilators.
• There are 254 in-patient beds available, 37 ICU beds, and 68 ventilators available, should they be needed.