DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The State of Iowa’s online COVID-19 dashboard (https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/) shows 17 additional deaths over the past 24-hours. The total number of deaths amount to 481 since record keeping began two months ago. The latest figures show 138,819 were tested for the virus, for a total of 18,206 (or, 1 out of every 173 tested). Negative test results continue to rise, with the latest data showing 120,191 (or, 1 out of every 26 test results). The number of patients who have recovered from COVID-19 continues to rise as well, at 9,847.

For Cass and surrounding Counties, the number of positive test results and (the number of recovered), have changed a little bit. Cass County 11 positive cases (2 have now recovered); Adair County: 7 (3); Adams County: 6 (1); Audubon County: 12 (8); Guthrie County: 43 (29); Montgomery County: 6 (5); Shelby County: 33 (25) and Pottawattamie County: 220 (136).

In RMCC Region 4 (Southwest/western Iowa), eight people are hospitalized for COVID-19, three are in an ICU, and two were admitted to a hospital.  Across the State, 393 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, 109 are in an ICU, and 32 were admitted over the past 24-hours. There were no recent Long-Term Care facility outbreaks across the State. The current number stands at 37. The number of patient/staff COVID-19 deaths at those facilities has increase by 11 to 256. Patients and staff who’ve tested positive continues to increase, at 1,604. The number recovered also continues to rise, however, and currently stands at 713.