Iowa health officials say the state confirmed another 804 positive COVID-19 cases and four more deaths as of Sunday morning. Iowa currently has confirmed 1,315 COVID-19 deaths and 86,229 cases.  There were 5,437 new (negative) test results, for a total of 690,911. The Iowa Department of Public Health said it is adding the results of nearly 27,000 antigen tests to the state’s coronavirus website this weekend. The tests were conducted at long-term care facilities in September. Of the nearly 27,000 antigen test results included in the update, about 300 are positive for the virus.

The state on Sunday was reporting a 11.1% positivity rate in cases. Officials say 65,782 Iowans have recovered from the effects of the virus.  6,068 test results were received Saturday. Data from state health and education departments indicate the virus is circulating in schools and nursing homes. Multiple school districts are reporting hundreds of students in quarantine after positive cases were identified in a school.

In the KJAN listening area, here are the current number positive cases in each county, the number of persons recovered, and the total number of [deaths] (if any), since the pandemic began:

• Cass, 169 cases; 123 recovered; 2 deaths
• Adair, 72; 48; 1
• Adams, 33; 27; 0
• Audubon, 82; 37; 1
• Guthrie, 245; 170; 6
• Harrison County, 230; 157; 3
• Madison County, 220; 173; 3
• Mills County, 180; 125; 1
• Montgomery, 97; 82; 5
• Pottawattamie County, 2,140; 1,732; 39
• Shelby County, 267; 240; 1
• Union County,  137; 88; 3

Pottawattamie County also reports a total of 39 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic. There are no additional deaths for the area counties, other than what has previously been reported. Hospital data statewide show: 343 in a hospital; 89 persons in an ICU, 57 people were admitted since Saturday, and 34 patients are on a ventilator. In western/southwest Iowa, 13 people are hospitalized with COVID-19, five are in an ICU, one was admitted Saturday, and no one was reported to be on a ventilator.

Long-Term Care Facility Outbreaks stand at 50, there are 1,051 positive cases of the virus among patients/staff at LTC’s, and 643 persons have recovered. A total of 685 people have died from COVID-19 at those facilities.