The Iowa Department of Public Health’s Coronavirus dashboard (as of 10-a.m) shows the number of positive COVID-19 test results in Cass and nine area Counties is on the rise. The 24-hour data show FIVE more cases in Cass County, for a total of 134. Audubon County reports six more cases, for a total of 65. There are eight new cases in Guthrie County (226 total), nine more cases in Pottawattamie County (for a total of 2,000), three more cases each in Harrison and Madison Counties, two more cases in Adair County (67 total), and one more case each, in Adams, Montgomery and Union Counties.

The dashboard indicated there are 624 new (Positive) COVID-19 cases reported since 10-a.m. Sunday, for a total of 80,633.  IDPH says says also, 57,832 Iowans have recovered from the virus,  one more person has died, for a total of 1,266 since the pandemic began. Officials report 870 of the COVID-19 deaths involved persons with pre-existing conditions, and 664 deaths have occurred at Long-Term Care facilities (Unchanged from Sunday).

There have been 741,361 Iowans tested for the virus. IDPH reported 4,038 lab test results received in the previous day, with 410 positive results and 3,618 negative results. IDPH reports a positivity rate of 8.9% over the last 14 days.

IDPH reported 39 long-term care facilities with coronavirus outbreaks, unchanged from the previous day. There are 902 positive cases and 480 recoveries within those facilities.

Across the State, hospitalizations are up slightly, to 271. The number of patients with COVID-19 who are in an ICU is also up, to 74;  34 people were admitted to a hospital since 10-a.m. Sunday, compared to 46 people in the previous report. There are 35 patients on ventilators across the state.

In western/southwest Iowa, hospitals report nine people are hospitalized with COVID-19 (1 less than on Sunday); four are in an ICU; No one was admitted to an area hospital with symptoms, which is four less than on Sunday, and one person remains on  ventilator.

Here are the latest positive case numbers for southwest/western Iowa (County; Positive Case #’s; number of persons who have (recovered); {deaths since the outbreak began}.

• Cass County: 134 cases; (114); 2 deaths
• Adair County: 67 cases; (42); 1 death
• Adams County: 29 cases; (23)
• Audubon County: 65 cases; (35); 1 death
• Guthrie County: 226 cases; (157); 5 deaths
• Montgomery County: 87 cases; (80); 5 deaths
• Pottawattamie County: 2,000 cases; (1,612); 37 deaths
• Shelby County: 242 cases; (229); 1 death.
• Madison County, 205; (155); 2 deaths
• Harrison County, 180 cases; (152); 2 deaths
• Union County: 122 cases; (85); 3 deaths.
• Mills County: 168 cases; (117); 1 death.