The Iowa Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 dashboard shows 15 more people have died from the virus over the past 24-hours, for a total of 622. The number of positive cases increased by 259 to 22,177. The number of Negative COVID-19 test results also increased, from 170,635 Monday, to 174,764 today (Tuesday). Another piece of good news: the number of Iowans who have recovered from the virus amounts to 402, for a total of 13,277.

Statewide RMCC data show 255 Iowans are hospitalized with COVID-19, an increase of 10 from Monday. The number of persons in an ICU has decreased from 85 to 82, while the number of persons admitted to a hospital was listed as 16. Two persons were removed from a ventilator. A total of 51 remain hooked-up to the breathing assistance machines.  In southwest/western Iowa RMCC Region 4: Eight people are hospitalized (1 more than Monday); four are in an ICU (3 more than Monday); One person was admitted to a hospital, and two are on ventilators.

Long-Term Care (LTC) facilities reported one less outbreak, with a total of 39. The amount of residents/staff at those facilities who have tested positive for COVID-19 number 1,561 (5 more than previously reported). 858 have recovered, and a total of 309 have died (5 more than Monday).

There’s been a slight change in some of the area county-by-county COVID-19 case and recovery numbers. The counties with changes include:

Cass: 12 persons have recovered of the 13 positive cases.

Audubon: 10 out of 13 have positive cases have recovered

Shelby: 39 positive cases were reported (1 more than the past few days), with 34 recovered.

Pottawattamie: 383 cases (+25 from yesterday), and 220 have recovered (+19 from Monday).