Seven people have died from COVID-19 in Iowa since Wednesday’s report, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health, and 669 more people have tested positive for the virus. The death toll now stands at 739, while the number of positive cases is 33,012. Three more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Cass County, for a total of 27., while the number of those recovered in the County are unchanged, at 18. Guthrie County reports two more positive cases, for a total of 72, and COVID-19 dashboard shows Pottawattamie County with 762 positive cases, which is up eight from Wednesday.

Statewide, out of the 352,106 tests completed to-date, 318,430 tests have come back as negative for COVID-19, and 26,232 people have recovered from the virus. Statewide RMCC hospitalization data show: 168 COVID-19 patients are in a hospital (3 more than yesterday/Wednesday); 49 are in an ICU (up 5 from yesterday); 32 were admitted to a hospital (compared to 23 yesterday), and 22 were on a ventilator. In southwest/western Iowa RMCC Region 4: Seven are hospitalized (2 more than yesterday); 3 remain in an ICU; 2 were admitted to a hospital (compared to none, yesterday), and there was no one on a ventilator.

Long-Term Care (LTC) facility data show: 17 current outbreaks; 339 residents/staff tested positive for COVID-19; 231 have recovered, and there have been 390 deaths to-date (3 more than yesterday). County-by-County COVID-19 cases, and the number of person who have recovered (   ).

• Cass: 27 (18)
• Adair: 17 [1 more than yesterday] (12)
• Adams: 8 (8)
• Audubon: 16 (15)
• Guthrie: 72 (58)
• Montgomery: 10 (8)
• Pottawattamie: 762 (652)
• Shelby: 117 (105)