(Updated 6:20 a.m.) The Iowa Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 dashboard today (Tuesday), shows 11 new deaths reported since mid-day Monday, for a total of 661 deaths to date. There are 63 new positive cases, for a total of 24,110. The IDPH says an additional 231 people have recovered, for a total of 14,774, and 204,848 people have tested Negative. A total of 228,958 test results have been completed by the State Hygienic Lab and other labs.

RMCC data show 193 Iowans are hospitalized with COVID-19, that’s 2 less than Monday. Of those, one more patient is in an ICU (71 total), and 49 are on ventilators (2 less than Monday). In addition, 16 people were admitted to a hospital for treatment of COVID-19, three less than the previous day. In RMCC Region 4 (southwest/western IA), there were only slight changes in the stats from Monday: Nine were hospitalized (no change from Monday), five were in an ICU (no change from Monday). There were no new COVID-19 related hospital admissions, and no change in the number of patients on ventilators (2).

Long-Term Care (LTC) facility outbreaks are at 35. The number of LTC staff/patient testing positive for COVID-19 is at 1,226, Recoveries amount to 712. Unfortunately, the number of LTC facility-related deaths is up 3, to 344.

Here’s the latest county-by-county breakdown (for those with changes), with the number of positive cases, and (The number recovered):

• Cass: 14 (14)
• Adams: 8 (5)
• Guthrie: 59 (42)
• Pottawattamie: 514 (302)
• Shelby: 49 (36)

Note: Unless there is a significant increase in the positive test results and/or deaths from COVID-19, KJAN will provide daily updates for the 24-hour period at around 6-a.m. each day