(Updated 1:30-p.m.) The State of Iowa’s Coronavirus website (The COVID-19 Dashboard) today (Sunday), indicated six more deaths have been associated with the virus, for a total of 1,036. Officials say 553 people who died at a Long Term Care Facility (LTC), are included in the total. The number of deaths associated with a person with pre-existing conditions amount to 730.

The IDPH says there are two more, positive COVID-19 cases in Cass County, for a total of 105. The State says Adair and Guthrie Counties have one new cases, for a total of 43 and 157, respectively; Audubon County reports three new cases, for a total of 35; there was one new cases reported in Montgomery and Shelby Counties, for a total of 69 and 206, respectively. Pottawattamie County has 18 more cases, for a total of 1,514. (see more area county data, below)

The Iowa Department of Public Health today (Sunday) reported 617 new positive coronavirus cases, for a total of 56,113. Of those, 43,490 persons have recovered since the pandemic began. IDPH data shows more than 594,564 Iowans have been tested for COVID-19. Officials report 260 Iowans are currently hospitalized with coronavirus, compared to 258 on Saturday. There are 82 patients in intensive care (there were 79, Saturday). New hospital admissions amount to 42 (there were 33, Saturday), and there were 39 patients on ventilators across the state.

In western/southwest Iowa: Nine people were hospitalized (2 less than on Saturday); Six are in an ICU. There were no admissions, and one person was on a ventilator, compared to none on Saturday.

Health officials say 35 long-term care facilities in Iowa have COVID-19 outbreaks (Unchanged from Saturday). IDPH reports 1,056 positive cases and 625 recoveries are associated with those facilities.

Here are the latest positive case numbers for southwest/western Iowa from 10-a.m. Friday to 10-a.m. Saturday (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: 105 cases; (90); 2 deaths
• Adair County: 43 cases; (20); 1 death
• Adams County: 20 cases; (17)
• Audubon County: 35 cases; (24); 1 death
• Guthrie County: 157 cases; (121); 5 deaths
• Montgomery County: 69 cases; (56); 4 deaths
• Pottawattamie County: 1,514 cases; (1,177); 31 deaths
• Shelby County: 206 cases; (190); 1 death.

Elsewhere in the area:

• Crawford County has 787 positive cases of COVID-19; (696); 3 deaths
• Carroll County, 293; (179); 2 deaths
• Madison County, 146; (91); 2 deaths
• Harrison County, 136 cases; (101); 1 death
• Page County 107; (101);
• Taylor Counties 106 cases; (99);
• Union County has 90 cases; (60); (3 deaths)
• Ringgold County has 29.; (23); 1 death