Officials with the Pottawattamie County Public Health Department today (Wednesday) reported seven new COVID-19 cases. Six of the new cases were found in Council Bluffs residents. One is a resident of Crescent. Three of the individuals who tested positive are between the ages of 18-and 40, three are from 41-to 60 years of age, and the seventh is age 61-to 80. They were tested between May 1st and May 4th.

None of the latest cases had a pre-existing medical condition. Five of the seven had contact with an existing COVID-19 case. Two are the result of Community Spread. All seven are self-isolating at home. In all, Pott. County has had 69 positive cases of COVID-19. Nearly half of the affected individuals (33) have recovered since first diagnosed. 35 are self-isolating at home. One was hospitalized and as previously reported, two people have died from the virus.

Pott. County Public Health continues to conduct contact tracing investigations for each COVID-19 case. The public is urged to take precautions to protect themselves from the spread of the virus, by heeding the advice that’s been passed along since the beginning: Stay home as much as possible; limit travel and shopping; practice social distancing; and wash your hands and disinfect frequently touched surfaces multiple times per day.