DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The state’s online COVID-19 dashboard (https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/) shows (As of 6:45-a.m. today), 461 deaths have been attributed to the virus since record keeping began two months ago. Figures also showed 134,505 were tested for the virus, 17,644 have tested positive, 116,560 tested negative, and 9,401 had recovered. The most recent numbers were released as the mayors of seven Iowa cities penned an editorial appearing in the Des Moines Register calling on federal officials to approve federal aid for cities.

For Cass and surrounding Counties, the number of positive test results and (the number of recovered), have not changed much over the past three days. Cass County 11 positive cases (1 recovered); Adair County: 8 (3); Adams County: 5 (1); Audubon County: 12 (9); Guthrie County: 43 (29); Montgomery County: 6 (5); Shelby County: 31 (24) and Pottawattamie County: 215 (122).

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. Those figures have also held steady for the past few days.  Across the State, 377 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, 118 are in an ICU, and 33 were admitted over the past 24-hours. There was also another Long-Term Care facility outbreak across the State, bringing the total back up to 37 from the previous figure of 36. The number of deaths at those facilities stands at 244. Patients and staff who’ve tested positive number 1,585. The number recovered is 669.