The State of Iowa’s COVID-19 dashboard indicates that from 10-a.m. Monday until 10-a.m. today (Tuesday), there were 11 more deaths attributed to the virus, for a total of 1,399, and 522 more Positive cases, for a total of 93,423. Deaths attributed to a pre-existing medical condition number 953. There have been 3,312 lab results returned since 10-a.m. Monday, with 2,968 coming back Negative for the virus, and 328 positive. The total number of tests administered to-date, amount to 827,307, with 732,313 total Negative results. The 14-day rolling average is 8.6%. Health officials say 72,173 Iowans have recovered from the effects of COVID-19.

In the KJAN listening area, there are: 18 new, positive COVID-19 cases in Pottawattamie County; 12 more in Mills County; seven more cases in Harrison County; six new cases in Madison County; five new cases in Guthrie County; four new cases in Montgomery County; three more in Audubon and Union Counties; two additional cases in Adair and Shelby Counties.

Hospitalization data due to COVID-19 show: 413 are hospitalized (compared to 389 Monday); 104 patients are in an ICU (compared to 99 previously); 61 people have been admitted to a hospital (previously 54), and 43 COVID patients are on a ventilator. In western/southwest Iowa, 22 people are hospitalized with COVID-19, 10 are in an ICU, five were admitted since Monday, and after several days with no one on a ventilator, one person was put on one of those machines.

There are currently 55 long-term care facilities with coronavirus outbreaks, in Iowa. IDPH reports 1,137 positive cases and 643 recoveries within those facilities. There have been 716 deaths in Iowa’s long-term care facilities, five more than yesterday.

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, 194 cases; 173 recovered; 2 deaths
• Adair, 79; 52; 1
• Adams, 43; 28; 0
• Audubon, 107; 39; 1
• Guthrie, 297; 179; 11
• Harrison County, 333; 183; 5
• Madison County, 272; 186; 2
• Mills County, 233; 143; 1
• Montgomery, 113; 95; 5
• Pottawattamie County, 2,368; 1,831; 41
• Shelby County, 288; 265; 1
• Union County,  155; 106; 3