Iowa health officials reported Saturday an additional nine deaths related to COVID-19. The IDPH said 252 Iowans have died from the virus. Polk and Linn Counties have the highest number of fatalities from COVID-19, at 58, each.

11,671 Iowans have tested positive. 5,011 Iowans have recovered from COVID-19. 335, 427 assessments have been completed, to date, including 151 in Cass County (for other counties click here: https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/pages/assessments). An additional COVID-19 outbreak was reported at a LTC (Long Term Care facility), for a total of 29.

In southwest Iowa, the COVID-19 database shows the following positive cases of the virus in these counties:

• Crawford County: 175
• Pottawattamie County: 82
• Guthrie County: 33
• Shelby County: 18
• Harrison County: 17
• Audubon & Page Counties: 9 each
• Mills County: 8 cases
• All other area counties south of I-80 have less than 5 positive COVID-19 cases since they were first recorded. (More info. here: https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/pages/case-counts)

The IDPH shows:

• 402 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 (down from 407 Friday)
• 161 are in an ICU (up from 164 Friday)
• 30 were admitted to a hospital over the previous 24-hours. (down from 30 on Friday)