Iowa health officials today (as of 10-a.m.), are reporting another 667 positive COVID-19 cases and seven more deaths. Deaths attributed to a pre-existing medical condition amount to 908.  Iowa currently has confirmed 1,324 COVID-19 deaths and 87,507 positive cases.  There have been 3,729 Lab results returned since 10-a.m. Monday, for a total of 790,708. Of the latest results, 3,379 came back Negative for COVID-19 (for a total of 701,051), and 344 were positive, for a 14-day rolling average of 8.6%. The number of Iowans who have recovered from the virus is 67,412.

Locally, increases in the number of new, positive cases of COVID-19 over the previous 24 hours can be found in: Adair, Audubon, Guthrie, Harrison Madison, Mills, Pottawattamie, Shelby and Union Counties. Guthrie and Madison Counties each have 5 more cases, Harrison County’s count increased by 7, and Pottawattamie County cases jumped by 20.  (See the current area  County-by-County numbers below)

There are currently 13 Iowa counties reporting a positivity rate greater than 15% over the last two weeks. Public schools in Sioux, Lyon, Osceola, Plymouth, Delaware, Crawford, Fremont, Chickasaw, Dubuque Palo Alto, O’Brien, Sac and Woodbury counties can apply to the state for a waiver to offer 100% online learning. Sioux, Lyon and Osceola counties report a positivity rate greater than 20%. Sioux County had reported a rate greater than 32% last week. That rate has now dropped to 27.9%.

State data shows hospitalizations are on the rise in Iowa. There are 376 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, up from 353 the previous day. There are currently 97 patients in intensive care. There were 59 people admitted to a hospital since 10-a.m. Monday, and 36 patients were on ventilators, up from 57 the previous day. In western/southwest Iowa, 18 people are hospitalized with COVID-19 (3 more than on Monday), seven are in an ICU (1 more than previous), five were admitted since yesterday, and no one is on a ventilator.

There are currently 50 long-term care facilities reporting coronavirus outbreaks in Iowa, a number unchanged since Friday. IDPH reported 1,084 positive cases and 674 recoveries within those facilities. There have been 687 deaths in Iowa’s long-term care facilities, two more than on Monday.

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; 135 recovered; 2 deaths
• Adair, 73; 48; 1
• Adams, 33; 27; 0
• Audubon, 87; 37; 1
• Guthrie, 253; 171; 6
• Harrison County, 256 164; 3
• Madison County, 228; 184; 3
• Mills County, 183; 137; 1
• Montgomery, 97; 84; 5
• Pottawattamie County, 2,164; 1,757; 39
• Shelby County, 269; 245; 1
• Union County,  140; 88; 3