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Pott. County COVID-19: 11th death reported

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June 15th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Officials with Pottawattamie County Public Health (PCPH), Monday afternoon, reported an 11th COVID-19 related death. The case was a woman age 81 or older, from Council Bluffs. In addition, PCPCH said there were 30 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, June 13th, 11 new cases on Sunday, June 14th, and Four new cases on Monday, June 15th. Of the newly reported cases, one is from each Carson, Carter Lake, and Crescent, and the rest are from Council Bluffs.

Three of the cases were epi-linked, while the others were tested between June 1st and the 13th. According to the State Coronavirus dashboard, as of Monday, 6,448 Pottawattamie County residents had been tested for COVID-19, with 510 (7.9%) testing positive. Including epi-linked cases, PCPH accounts for a total of 568 COVID-19 cases.

As of Monday, 291 persons had recovered from the virus, 237 were self-isolating, and seven were hospitalized. Based on PCPH tracing investigations, 150 cases are the result of community spread. The demographics of persons who have tested positive are as follows:

  • 286 are men
  • 282 are women
  • 41 are under 17 or younger
  • 255 are age 18-to 40.
  • 176 are age 41-to 60.
  • 83 are persons 61-to-80
  • 13 are those age 81 or older.