(Updated 10-a.m.) – The State of Iowa’s Coronavirus/COVID-19 dashboard, today (Thursday), shows 582 additional, Positive cases of COVID-19 since Wednesday’s report, for a total of 43,778. And, 15 more deaths have been attributed to the virus, for a total of 854.

IDPH reported 469,563 Iowans have been tested for the virus. One of 7 Iowans have been tested and 1 of 72 have tested positive. IDPH reported 6,792 individuals tested Wednesday, with an 8.6% positivity rate.

There are currently 237 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, down from 246 the previous day. IDPH data shows 76 patients listed in intensive care, unchanged from the previous day. There are 31 patients on ventilators, down from 32 the previous day. There were 33 patients admitted in the last 24 hours, up from 23 the previous day.

Hospitals in western/southwest Iowa report: 13 people are hospitalized with COVID-19; eight are in an ICU; one was recently admitted, and three people are on a ventilator (2 more than yesterday).

There are coronavirus outbreaks in 22 of Iowa’s long-term care facilities. IDPH reports 710 positive cases and 277 recoveries within those facilities. There have been 465 deaths in Iowa’s long-term care facilities.

IDPH Dashboard current County/Positive Case count/reported recoveries (   ):

• Cass: 38 [2 more than yesterday] (31)
• Adair: 20 (16)
• Adams: 15 [1 more than reported Wed.] (9)
• Audubon: 27 [2 more than yesterday] (15)
• Guthrie: 122 (77)
• Montgomery: 40 (22)
• Pottawattamie: 1,104 (765)
• Shelby: 146 [6 more than Wed.] (127)