The Iowa Department of Public Health’s Coronavirus dashboard today (Thursday, as of 10-a.m.), said there were 918 new (Positive) COVID-19 cases reported since 10-a.m. Wednesday, including four in Cass County, bringing the total to 126. Positive test results statewide to-date, amount to 76,968. Officials said also 14 deaths have taken place, for a total of 1,248 to-date. Another death was reported in Pottawattamie County, for a total of 37. It had been four days since the last death was reported in the area.

Officials say 6,055 lab results have been processed since Wednesday. The data show of those: 5,360 came back Negative and 669 were positive. A total of 719,628 Iowans have been tested for the virus, with recoveries amounting to 55,767 since the pandemic began. For a positivity rate of 10.7%.  The 14-day statewide positivity rate is 8.4%. The data also shows an increasing number of children under age 17 have tested positive for the virus. More than 2,700 educators have tested positive for the virus.

Of those who died, 858 had a pre-existing condition, and 657 of the deaths took place at a Long-Term Care (LTC) facility. In the KJAN listening area: Adair County cases increased by two to 59; Guthrie County has three more cases; Pottawattamie County shows 27 additional positive COVID-19 test results; There are three new cases each in Shelby County and Madison County; Union County cases amount to 111, or six more than on Wednesday.

Across the State, hospitalizations are down by 20 to 271. The number of patients with COVID-19 who are in an ICU is up six, to 85; 34 people were admitted to a hospital with symptoms of the virus, 10 fewer than Wednesday, and 36 patients were on ventilators. In western/southwest Iowa, hospitals report 13 people are hospitalized with COVID-19; 7 are in an ICU; Two people were admitted to an area hospital with symptoms, and one person remains on  ventilator.

There is one more LTC outbreak, at 39, with 925 patients/staff testing positive for COVID-19, and 454 have recovered.

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: 126 cases; (113); 2 deaths
• Adair County: 59 cases; (42); 1 death
• Adams County: 27 cases; (23)
• Audubon County: 49 cases; (31); 1 death
• Guthrie County: 208 cases; (155); 5 deaths
• Montgomery County: 84 cases; (79); 5 deaths
• Pottawattamie County: 1,888 cases; (1,566); 37 deaths
• Shelby County: 238 cases; (226); 1 death.
• Madison County, 191; (150); 2 deaths
• Harrison County, 164 cases; (151); 2 deaths
• Union County: 111 cases; (84); 3 deaths.
• Mills County: 153 cases; (112); 1 death.