The State of Iowa’s COVID-19 dashboard today (Sunday), indicates that from 10-a.m. Saturday through 10-a.m. Sunday, there were four more deaths attributed to the virus, for a total of 1,381, and 680 more Positive cases, for a total of 92,545. Deaths attributed to a pre-existing medical condition number 940. There have been 5,162 lab results returned since 10-a.m. Saturday, with 4,548 coming back Negative for the virus, and 576 positive. The total number of tests administered to-date, amount to 821,404, with 727,300 total Negative results. The 14-day rolling average remains 8.8%. Health officials say 71,580 Iowans have recovered from the effects of COVID-19.

Fourteen counties in Iowa report 14-day positivity rates above 15%, including Sioux, Lyon, Taylor, Page, Delaware, O’Brien, Fremont, Osceola, Chickasaw, Harrison, Crawford, Plymouth, Henry, and Woodbury counties.

In the KJAN listening area, Cass County has two new Positive cases of COVID-19, for a total of 194. Other new, Positive test results include: 31 cases in Pottawattamie County; nine additional cases in Harrison County; seven new cases in Mills County; four more cases in Guthrie, Madison & Shelby Counties; and one case each in Adams, Audubon and Montgomery Counties.

Hospitalization data due to COVID-19 show: 392 are hospitalized as of 10-a.m. Sunday (compared to 402 Saturday); 104 patients are in an ICU (compared to 100 previously); 58 people have been admitted to a hospital, and 39 COVID patients are on a ventilator.

In western/southwest Iowa, 21 people are hospitalized with COVID-19, eight are in an ICU, three were admitted since Saturday, and no one is on a ventilator.

There are currently 52 long-term care facilities with coronavirus outbreaks, in Iowa. IDPH reports 1,133 positive cases and 682 recoveries within those facilities. There have been 709 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; 163 recovered; 2 deaths
• Adair, 76; 50; 1
• Adams, 40; 28; 0
• Audubon, 104; 39; 1
• Guthrie, 291; 179; 10
• Harrison County, 319; 181; 5
• Madison County, 265; 186; 2
• Mills County, 221; 143; 1
• Montgomery, 109; 94; 5
• Pottawattamie County, 2,345; 1,806; 41
• Shelby County, 284; 254; 1
• Union County,  152; 102; 3