Officials with the Iowa Department of Public Health today (Sunday), reported 814 new coronavirus cases and two additional deaths. (As of 10:30-a.m. today) IDPH reported a total of 74,361 positive cases, 53,120 recoveries and 1,218 deaths since the pandemic began.The State says 846 death are attributed to pre-existing conditions.

In area counties, there is:  1 more positive COVID-19 case in Guthrie Counties, for total of 198 cases; One more case each was reported in Adams County (27 total), Audubon County (total 43) and Harrison County (161 total); Pottawattamie County has 39 more cases (1,823 total); Shelby County has four more cases (184 total), Madison County has three more positive cases, for a total of 133.

The State’s COVID-19 dashboard  shows 700,481 Iowans have been tested for COVID-19. The state reports 6,365 lab results received in the previous day, with 599 positive cases. New, negative test results amount to 5,750, for a total of 624,526. IDPH reports an 8.9% positivity rate over the last 14 days.

IDPH hospitalization data shows 274 Iowans hospitalized with coronavirus, down from 290 the previous day. There are 79 patients in intensive care, down 11 from the previous day. There are 28 patients on ventilators in the state, down from 36 the previous day. There were 36 patients admitted in the last 24 hours, down from 50 the previous day. The numbers in western/southwest Iowa show: 9 patients are hospitalized with COVID-19 (compared with 13 Saturday); 4 are in an ICU (down 3 from Saturday); 1 person was admitted to a hospital, and one person was on a ventilator, three less than on Saturday.

There are currently 35 Long-Term Care facilities reporting outbreaks, with 893 positive cases and 413 recoveries within those facilities. More than half of the state’s COVID-19 deaths have happened within long-term care facilities, at 650.

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: 122 cases; (113); 2 deaths
• Adair County: 56 cases; (40); 1 death
• Adams County: 27 cases; (21)
• Audubon County: 43 cases; (29); 1 death
• Guthrie County: 198 cases; (148); 5 deaths
• Montgomery County: 83 cases; (78); 5 deaths
• Pottawattamie County: 1,823 cases; (1,541); 36 deaths
• Shelby County: 234 cases; (222); 1 death.
• Madison County, 183; (145); 2 deaths
• Harrison County, 161 cases; (142); 2 deaths