The number of positive, confirmed COVID-19 cases has topped 1,000 in Pottawattamie County, Cass County has  two new cases, and Shelby County has five new cases reported since Friday. The IDPH reports (as of 10-a.m. today [Saturday]) the number of cases in Pott. County is 1,002, with 739 having recovered. In Cass County, there are now 36 confirmed cases, with 28 recovered.

Iowa Department of Public Health data shows an increase of 667 positive coronavirus cases and 6 deaths in the last 24 hours. As of 10 a.m. Saturday, IDPH reported a total of 41,627 Iowans testing positive for COVID-19, while 29,459 have recovered and 826 have died. At 10 a.m. Friday, IDPH reported 40,960 positive cases and 820 deaths.

IDPH reports 447,261 Iowans have been tested for the virus. One of 7 Iowans have been tested, while 1 of 76 have tested positive. IDPH reported 5,539 Iowans were tested Friday.

Recent data has shown an increase in coronavirus hospitalizations in the state. IDPH data showed an early peak of hospitalizations at 417 on May 6. Those numbers dropped to a late June total of 118 hospitalizations. Data has shown an increase since then. On Saturday, IDPH reported 220 hospitalized patients, down from 230 the previous day. There are 72 patients listed in intensive care, unchanged from the previous day. There are 28 patients on ventilators, up from 27 the previous day. IDPH reported 30 patients admitted in the last 24 hours, up from 28 the previous day.

In RMCC Region 4 (southwest/western IA): three more people are hospitalized with COVID-19 for a total of eight; four remain in an ICU, there were three new hospital admissions, and one person remains on a ventilator.

Long-Term Care (LTC) data show 22 outbreaks (1 more than Friday), 603 staff/patients have tested positive for the virus, 146 have recovered and 447 have died (six more than reported Friday).

Here is the latest data for confirmed cases and the number of persons recovered from COVID-19, in Cass and surrounding counties, plus any change in the numbers (Highlighted number indicate a change from Thursday):

• Cass: 36 positive cases [2 more than Friday], 28 recovered
• Adair: 20 positive cases [2 less than previously reported], 16 recovered
• Adams: 12 cases (recovered data still not available from the IDPH)
• Audubon: 24 cases [2 more than Friday], (No recovery data available)
• Guthrie: 116 cases, 66 recovered
• Montgomery: 31 cases, 18 recovered
• Pottawattamie: 1,002 cases, 739 recovered
• Shelby County: 130 cases, 125 recovered

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