The Iowa Department of Public Health’s Coronavirus dashboard, today (Tuesday), shows the number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 jumped from 1,266 Monday to 1,284 today, an increase of 18. Positive test results are up by 476 to 81,109 since the pandemic began. The data show two more positive cases in each of Cass, Pottawattamie and Shelby Counties. The total in Cass County now stands at 136.

Audubon and Montgomery Counties report three more cases, each. There are five new cases in Guthrie County and one additional case in Madison County (see the totals below). There was also one more death attributed to COVID-19, in Pottawattamie County, for a total of 38.

IDPH says says: 59,162 Iowans have recovered from the virus; 881 of the COVID-19 deaths involved persons with pre-existing conditions, and 670 deaths have occurred at Long-Term Care facilities. There have been 744,861 Iowans tested for the virus. IDPH reported 3,977 lab test results received in the previous day, with 400 positive results and 3,571 negative results (total negative results=662,215). IDPH reports a positivity rate of 8.8% over the last 14 days.

IDPH reported 41 long-term care facilities with coronavirus outbreaks, two more the previous day. There are 931 positive cases and 496 recoveries within those facilities.

Across the State, hospitalizations are up slightly, to 285. The number of patients with COVID-19 who are in an ICU is also up, to 96;  37 people were admitted to a hospital since 10-a.m. Monday, and there are 34 patients on ventilators across the state.

In western/southwest Iowa, hospitals report 11 people are hospitalized with COVID-19 (2 more than on Monday); four are in an ICU; two were admitted to an area hospital with symptoms, 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: 136 cases; (117); 2 deaths
• Adair County: 67 cases; (45); 1 death
• Adams County: 29 cases; (25)
• Audubon County: 68 cases; (35); 1 death
• Guthrie County: 231 cases; (159); 5 deaths
• Montgomery County: 90 cases; (80); 5 deaths
• Pottawattamie County: 2,002 cases; (1,630); 38 deaths
• Shelby County: 244 cases; (232); 1 death.
• Madison County, 206; (157); 2 deaths
• Harrison County, 180 cases; (154); 2 deaths
• Union County: 122 cases; (86); 3 deaths.
• Mills County: 168 cases; (119); 1 death.