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IA COVID-19 update for 10/12/20; Positive tests top 100k

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October 12th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

The State of Iowa’s Coronavirus dashboard, Monday, indicated (as of 10-a.m.), there were 432 new cases of COVID-19 since 10-a.m. Sunday, for a total of 100,052. There is one more positive case of the virus in Cass and Adair County, for a total of 235 & 99 respectively; 14 more cases in Harrison County; eight more in Guthrie County, and six more in Madison County. There are also five more positive cases of COVID-19 in Pottawattamie County, two more in Union County and one additional case in Montgomery County.

There have been four more deaths statewide since 10-a.m. Sunday, for a total of 1,464. The IDPH says of the reported deaths, 985 were related to a pre-existing medical condition. There have been a total of 864,455 Iowans tested for COVID-19 to-date, with 762,797 total Negative results. There have been 4,199 results received since 10-a.m. Sunday, with 3,619 of those Negative, and 571 Positive. Officials say 11.6% of persons tested had a positive test result.  Iowans who have recovered from the virus number 76,500.

Hospitalizations are up from Sunday’s 438, to 449 today. The IDPH says: 109 patients with COVID-19 are in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) (compared to 100 Sunday); 53 people with COVID symptoms were admitted to a hospital (compared to 63 Sunday); and 39 patients are on a ventilator (1 less than Sunday). Western/Southwest Iowa hospitals report 24 people hospitalized (2 less than Sunday), eight are in an ICU (1 more than yesterday), one person was admitted, and no one was on a ventilator.

There remains 54 Long-Term Care (LTC) facility outbreaks in Iowa. There are 1,169 positive cases of COVID among patients and staff at those facilities, and there have been 739 deaths since the outbreak began. The IDPH reports 629 persons recovered from the virus at LTC’s.

In the KJAN listening area, here are the current number positive cases in each county, along with the 24-hour change in case numbers {+#}; the number of persons recovered, and the total number of [deaths] (if any), since the pandemic began,

  • Cass, 235 cases {+1}; 192 recovered; 2 deaths
  • Adair, 99{+1}; 56; 1
  • Adams, 55; 30; 0
  • Audubon, 116; 44; 1
  • Guthrie, 337 {+8); 200; 13
  • Harrison County, 454 {+14}; 192; 5
  • Madison County, 310 {+6}; 200; 2
  • Mills County, 292; 148; 1
  • Montgomery, 134 {+1}; 102; 5
  • Pottawattamie County, 2,654 {+5}; 1,975; 43
  • Shelby County, 310; 277; 1
  • Union County,  189 {+2}; 120; 3