Iowa authorities today (Monday) report 318 additional Positive coronavirus cases since 10-a.m. Sunday, for a total of 52,539, and, 1,348 new Negative test results, bringing the total number of Iowans who have tested Negative to more than 500-thousand. No new deaths have been reported since Sunday.The IDPH says a total of 560,345 Iowans have been tested, and 40, 630 have recovered from the virus.

Hospitalizations increased to 283 from 271 on Sunday. The number of Iowans with COVID-19 who are in an ICU amount of 85 (5 more than Sunday), but the number of admissions dropped from 43 to 31. Officials say 33 people are on a ventilator at a hospital in the State. In western/southwest Iowa: 14 are hospitalized with the virus (down 2 from Sunday); 6 are in an ICU (up 3 from Sunday), one person was admitted, and two people are on a ventilator (Compared to none, Sunday).

Long-Term Care facility data show: 29 Outbreaks (Unchanged from Sunday); 915 patients/staff have tested positive; 548 have recovered, and 521 have died at an LTC in Iowa.

Here are the latest positive case numbers for southwest/western Iowa since 10-a.m. Friday (County; Positive Case #’s; number of persons who have (recovered); {deaths since the outbreak began}. Counties with changes have highlighted numbers over the previous 24-hours:

• Cass County: 94 cases (65 [1 more than Sunday]); 2 deaths
• Adair County: 38 cases (20)
• Adams County: 17 cases (16)
• Audubon County: 30 cases (21); 1 death
• Guthrie County: 147 cases (110); 5 deaths
• Montgomery County: 64 cases (51); 4 deaths
• Pottawattamie County: 1,426 cases [3 more than on Sunday] (1,058 [4 more than Sunday]); 29 deaths
• Shelby County: 194 cases (176); 1 death.