The State of Iowa’s Coronavirus dashboard, Friday indicates that from 10-a.m. Thursday to 10-a.m. Friday (today), there were 1,382 new, positive test results for COVID-19 returned from the labs, for a total of 104,552. There are also 16 more deaths, for a total of 1,521. One more death was reported to have occurred in Harrison County, for a total since the pandemic began of seven. The IDPH says 1,021 of the total deaths are being attributed to a preexisting condition.

There are NINE more positive case of the virus in Cass County, for a total of 267. Across the KJAN listening area, there are: 52 more, positive cases in Pottawattamie County; 20 more in Harrison County; nine new cases in Adair County; seven additional positives in Madison and Mills Counties; six more in Montgomery and Shelby Counties; five in Guthrie County; four cases in Union Counties; and three more cases in Audubon County. (See the data below)

IDPH data shows 14 counties reporting a positivity rate greater than 15% over the last 14 days, down from 19 the previous day. Public schools in Harrison, Sioux, Carroll, Osceola, Monroe, Delaware, Plymouth, Emmet, Lyon, Taylor, Fremont, Decatur, Crawford and Woodbury counties can apply for a waiver to offer 100% virtual instruction. Harrison, Sioux and Carroll counties report a rate greater than 20% over the last 14 days.

There have been a total of 886,557 Iowans tested for COVID-19 to-date, with 780,393 total Negative results. There have been 6,577 results received since 10-a.m. Thursday, with 5,722 of those Negative, and 839 Positive. Officials say 11.8% of persons tested had a positive test result.  Iowans who have recovered from the virus number 80,486.

Health officials say: 468 people are hospitalized with COVID, down from 482 on Thursday; 105 patients with COVID-19 are in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) (Compared to 107 Thursday); 66 people with COVID symptoms were admitted to a hospital (no change from previous); and 48 patients are on a ventilator (1 less than previous). Western/Southwest Iowa hospitals report 30 people hospitalized, nine are in an ICU, five were admitted to a hospital (3 more than Thursday), and there is no one on a ventilator.

There are 61 Long-Term Care (LTC) facility outbreaks in Iowa, with 1,475 positive cases of COVID-19 among the patients and staff at those facilities. LTC facilities also report 597 persons have recovered, and there have been 762 deaths since the outbreak began.

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, 267 cases {+9}; 209 recovered; 2 deaths
• Adair, 118 {+9}; 62; 1
• Adams, 60; 32; 0
• Audubon, 125 {+3}; 56; 1
• Guthrie, 355 {+5); 221; 14
• Harrison County, 533 {+20}; 190; 7
• Madison County, 329 {+7}; 203; 2
• Mills County, 313 {+7}; 168; 1
• Montgomery, 146 {+6}; 117; 5
• Pottawattamie County, 2,812 {+52}; 2,088; 43
• Shelby County, 330 {+6}; 290; 1
• Union County,  203 {+4}; 174; 3