The State of Iowa’s Coronavirus dashboard as of 10-a.m. today (Friday), showed: two more confirmed, positive cases of COVID-19 in Cass County, for a total of 34 and a positivity rate of 2.9%.  In Cass County, 1,167 residents have been tested, 28 people have recovered from the virus and 1,132 have tested negative.

Guthrie County has three more COVID-19 cases than Thursday, for a total of 116; and Montgomery County has a total of 29. An additional case of the virus was confirmed by Montgomery County Public Health this (Friday) afternoon.The latest Montgomery County case is an adult age 41-to-60, who contracted the virus through community spread, and is isolating at home.

Across the State, five more people have died from the virus since Thursday, and 451 more Iowans have tested positive. The State’s death toll from the virus stands at 820. The total number of positive COVID-19 cases is at 40,960. The IDPH says 441,256 Iowans have been tested. Of those, 398,707 have tested negative for COVID-19. Officials said also, 29,148 persons have recovered from the virus.

Hospitalization data show: 230 persons were hospitalized (2 less than yesterday); 72 individuals are in an ICU; 28 were admitted, and 28 were on a ventilator. In RMCC Region 4 (southwest/western IA), five people are hospitalized with COVID-19, four are in an ICU, there were two new hospital admissions, and one person remains on a ventilator.

Long-Term Care (LTC) data show 21 outbreaks, 548 staff/patients have tested positive for the virus, 154 have recovered and 441 have died.

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: 34 positive cases, 28 recovered
• Adair: 22 positive cases, 16 recovered
• Adams: 12 cases (recovered data still not available from the IDPH)
• Audubon: 22 cases, (No recovery data available)
• Guthrie: 116 cases, 66 recovered
• Montgomery: 32 cases, 17 recovered
• Pottawattamie: 990 cases, 729 recovered
• Shelby County: 126 cases, 124 recovered