Iowa health officials say the state has confirmed another 611 positive COVID-19 cases and two more deaths as of today (10-a.m. Monday). Iowa currently has confirmed 1,317 COVID-19 deaths and 86,840 cases.  There have been 9,556 Lab results returned since 10-a.m. Sunday, for a total of 786,014. Of the latest results, 9,106 came back Negative for COVID-19 (for a total of 697,239), and 443 were positive, for a 14-day rolling average of 11.1%. The number of Iowans who have recovered from the virus is 66,191.

Locally, increases in the number of new, positive cases of COVID-19 can be found in: Audubon County (+2, for a total of 84); Guthrie County (+3, total 248); Harrison County (+19, total 249); Madison County (+3, total 223); Mills County (+1, 181 total); Pottawattamie County (+4, total of 2,141); and Shelby County (+1, for a total of 268).

State data shows hospitalizations are on the rise in Iowa. There are 353 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, up from 343 the previous day. That’s the highest number of hospitalized patients since May 29. Hospitalizations in Iowa reached a low in late June at 118. Hospitalizations have been steadily increasing since September 19, when the reported number was 269. There are currently 96 patients in intensive care, up from 89 the previous day. There are 39 patients on ventilators, up from 34 the previous day. There were 57 patients admitted in the last 24 hours, unchanged from the previous day. IDPH reported approximately 3,010 available hospital beds, with 434 ICU beds and 775 ventilators available.

In western/southwest Iowa, 15 people are hospitalized with COVID-19 (2 more than on Sunday), six are in an ICU (1 more than previous), three were admitted since yesterday, and no one was on a ventilator. There are currently 50 long-term care facilities reporting coronavirus outbreaks in Iowa, a number unchanged since Friday. IDPH reported 1,069 positive cases and 656 recoveries within those facilities. There have been 685 deaths in Iowa’s long-term care facilities.

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; 128 recovered; 2 deaths
• Adair, 72; 48; 1
• Adams, 33; 27; 0
• Audubon, 84; 37; 1
• Guthrie, 248; 170; 6
• Harrison County, 249 160; 3
• Madison County, 223; 173; 3
• Mills County, 181; 132; 1
• Montgomery, 97; 83; 5
• Pottawattamie County, 2,144; 1,737; 39
• Shelby County, 268; 243; 1
• Union County,  137; 88; 3