In the latest State of Iowa COVID-19 report, the Iowa Department Of Public Health says there have been 491,718 assessments have been completed, and 132, 641 Iowans have been tested for COVID-19. 17,526 tested positive (13.3%); 114,812 tested negative. The number of Iowans who have recovered from the virus numbered 9,340 as of the latest data. Seven more people have died from the virus, for a total of 456.

Around the area, positive test results and (number of recovered) include: Cass County 11 (1); Adair County: 8 (3); Adams County: 5 (1); Audubon County: 11 (9); Guthrie County: 43 (29); Montgomery County: 6 (5); Shelby County: 31 (24) and Pottawattamie County: 212 (114).

In RMCC Region 4 (Southwest/western Iowa), seven people are hospitalized for COVID-19, three are in an ICU, and no one was admitted to a hospital. Across the State, the number of patients who are hospitalized due to the virus (as of this posting) is 377.  118 COVID-19 patients were in an ICU. 33 were admitted. Statewide, LTC facility outbreaks remained at 36. The number of patients and staff at those facilities who have died number 240. The number of patients/staff have recovered is 663, and 1,547 have tested positive.

The COVID-19 dashboard contains updated information throughout the day at https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/