(Updated 10-a.m./24-hour update) Officials with the Iowa Department of Public Health report on their Coronavirus dashboard, that after more than 24-hour of no virus-related deaths, four people have died, for a total of 725, and 273 more Iowans have tested positive for COVID-19, for a total of 31,929 positive results. Among the latest positive cases, two were reported in Cass County, which brings the total number of cases here to 24, with 18 having recovered. In Shelby County, one more positive case of COVID-19 was reported, for a total of 114, with 100 having recovered.

The IDPH website said 512 of the state’s deaths involved Iowans with pre-existing conditions. COVID-19 outbreaks at long-term care facilities account for 384 of the state’s total deaths. The number of LTC outbreaks stands at 17. Positive test results at those facilities amount to 356, with 269 having recovered from the virus.

Iowa DPH reports 165 hospitalizations, of which 44 patients are in intensive care. A total of 27 people with virus symptoms were admitted to a hospital since Monday, and 20 are on ventilators. The TestIowa program reports 848,808 completed assessments, with 339,040 having been tested, and a total of 306,564 testing negative. According to the Iowa DPH, 34,068 Iowans received serology tests. Of those tested, 31,664 tested negative and 2,371 tested positive.

In the area hospitalization report (RMCC 4): there are five people hospitalized (1 more than yesterday); 3 in an ICU (Compared to 2 Monday); 1 person was admitted and no one was on a ventilator. In the KJAN listening area: Pottawattamie County has 737 positive COVID-19 cases with 635 recovered. All other area counties (aside from Cass & Shelby) have had no changed results from what was posted Monday on the IDPH website.