Officials with Pottawattamie County Public Health, Friday afternoon, said 31 new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed. One individual is from Crescent, one is from Walnut, and 29 are from Council Bluffs. Those individuals were tested between June 4th and 10th. None are epi-linked. Twenty-four (24) are age 18-to 40, four (4) are 41-to 60 years old, and three range in age from 61-to 80. There are a total of 523 COVID-19 cases in Pott. County. PCPH says 265 of those persons have recovered, 223 are self-isolating, and six are in the hospital. Community spread accounts for 147 of the positive cases.

PCPH says as of June 12th, nearly 44% pf COVID-19 cases in Pottawattamie County are persons age 18-to 40. “As businesses begin to open at full capacity and large gatherings begin to occur, please continue to protect yourself from COVID-19. Practice social distancing, wear a face covering in public, wash your hands often, use hand sanitizer, and disinfect surfaces regularly. If you are stick, stay home. Even those who are mildly ill can spread the virus.”

Pott. County COVID-19 positive, case demographic breakdown:

• 266 are males
• 257 are females
• 38 are persons 17 and under
• 230 are age 18-to-40.
• 162 middle age adults (41-60) tested  positive for COVID-19
• 80 are age 61-to-80.
• and 13 are persons 81 or older.