(Information current as of 10-a.m.) Iowa Department of Public Health Data out this morning, shows a jump in the number of COVID-19 related deaths and positive cases. The IDPH dashboard says 777 people have died from the virus, 18 more than what was reported mid-morning, Wednesday. More than 700 people have tested positive, for a total of 36,737. On the bright side, the number of persons recovering from the virus was up by 251, to 27,353.

Hospitalizations from the Coronavirus are up to 195 from 190 on Wednesday. There are 65 people in an ICU (compared to 62 yesterday), 30 were admitted to a hospital (compared to 20 yesterday), and 34 people were on a ventilator. RMCC Region 4 data (southwest/western Iowa) show some slight changes: 9 individuals are hospitalized; 5 are in an ICU; there were two new admissions to area hospitals, and 2 people were on a ventilator.

Statewide:

• 392,912 Iowans have been tested for COVID-19
• 354,955 have tested negative
• Long-Term Care facility outbreaks number 15;  369 patients/staff at LTC’s have tested positive; 81 have recovered, and 413 persons have died at an LTC in Iowa.

County-by-County COVID-19 cases, and the number of person who have recovered (   ). (Changed numbers from the last report are highlighted)

• Cass: 29 (24 recovered)
• Adair: 18 (15) [1 new positive case/2 more recovered]
  
• Adams: 8 (recovered data not available)
• Audubon: 18 (recovered data not available) [1 new case positive]
• Guthrie: 85 (62) [3 new cases, 1 more recovered]
  
• Montgomery: 17 [2 new cases] (10)
• Pottawattamie: 872 [30 new cases] (681) [3 more recovered]
  
• Shelby: 125 [4 more than yesterday] (114) [2 more recovered]