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COVID-19 cases increase in Iowa (22 in Cass County); 1 additional death

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July 4th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

(Update 3:45-p.m./A-P) :Iowa has reported another 786 confirmed coronavirus cases to push its total for the pandemic past 31,000. The state Department of Public Health said Saturday that one in every 102 Iowa residents has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, while one in every 11 has tested negative. The total of confirmed positive cases was 31,141 as of Saturday afternoon, and the daily increase was 2.6%. The department reported one additional COVID-19 related death, bringing the total to 721. The agency’s data indicates positive case numbers had been in decline since early May but began a slow climb again around mid-June.

In Cass County, the State’s dashboard shows another positive case of COVID-19, for a total of 22. Of those, 18 have recovered. Elsewhere, here are the latest number of positive COVID-19 test results and the number of people who have recovered:

  • Adair County: 15 cases, 12 recovered
  • Adams County: 8 cases, 8 recovered
  • Audubon County: 16 cases, 15 recovered
  • Guthrie County: 65 cases, 58 recovered
  • Montgomery County: 10 cases, 8 recovered
  • Pottawattamie County: 720 cases, 625 recovered
  • Shelby County: 114 cases, 95 recovered

Iowa’s hospitalization trends have been up slightly over the past week after steady declines since an early May peak. IDPH reported 134 Iowans hospitalized with the virus, with 40 patients listed in intensive care and 16 patients on ventilators. There were 18 patients admitted in the last 24 hours.

IDPH reported approximately 3,380 available inpatient beds statewide, with 506 ICU beds and 800 ventilators available. There are coronavirus outbreaks reported in 20 Iowa long-term care facilities. IDPH reported 543 current positive cases and 410 recoveries. There have been 381 deaths reported in long-term care facilities.