Iowa’s Coronavirus dashboard today (as of 10-a.m. Friday), shows 25 additional deaths have been attributed to COVID-19 since Thursday’s 10-a.m. report, for a total of 2,127. The number of deaths attributed to a pre-existing conditions statewide are 1,296, while deaths at Long-Term Care facilities amount to 982, 11 more than yesterday. There is one more death to report in both Adair and Pottawattamie Counties.

Officials say there have been 4,359 new confirmed, Positive cases of the virus reported since yesterday, for a total since the pandemic began, of 203,033. Cass County now has 26 new, Positive cases of COVID, for a total of 706. Double-digit Positive case increases were reported in Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Shelby and Union Counties, and 162 more cases in Pottawattamie County. (See the list below)

There are 23 additional Long-Term Care facility (LTC) outbreaks, for a total of 117. Those care facilities report 4,282 positive cases and 1,882 recovered. Cass County’s three LTC facilities (Heritage House, Griswold Rehab & Health Care Center & Atlantic Specialty Care) have a total of 193 confirmed positive cases (45 more than yesterday), and 104 recovered. Harrison County has two LTC facility outbreaks (Dunlap Specialty Care & Longview Home), for a total of 213 confirmed positive cases and 172 recovered. In Pottawattamie County, there are 159 outbreaks among three LTC facilities (Risen Son, Bethany Lutheran Home & Midlands Living Center), with 66 recovered. And, in Shelby County, there are 115 outbreaks among two facilities (Elm Crest Retirement Community & the Salem Lutheran Home), and 17 persons have recovered.

The health department reports a another drop in virus hospitalizations. There are currently 1,447 Iowans hospitalized with COVID-19, compared to 1,516 the previous day. There were 275 COVID patients in an ICU, compared to 286 on Thursday, while 207 persons were admitted in the last 24 hours, down from 233 the previous day. There are also 144 on a ventilator, up from 135 on Thursday. Hospitalization analysis shows 1,078 hospitalized patients had a primary COVID-19 diagnosis, while 369 were hospitalized for another reason but tested positive. Seventy-two percent of Iowa’s hospitalized patients with the virus are 60 or older. Another 14% of patients are between the ages of 50-59. Three percent of cases are under the age of 18.

In western/southwestern Iowa: there are 74 COVID patients in the hospital, compared to 66 yesterday; 24 are in an ICU (2 more than Thursday), 11 people were admitted to a hospital (up 5 from Thursday), and there are eight people a ventilator.

The state’s data shows that 1,144,669 Iowans have been tested for coronavirus. Test results received yesterday amounted to 10,022, with 7,646 coming back Negative and 2,342 Positive.  The total number of Negative results since the beginning of the pandemic is 939,618. Iowa’s 14-day positivity rate is 21.6%, and the Individual Positivity rate is 17.7%.

The IDPH says 114,290 Iowans have recovered from the virus. 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, 706 cases {+26}; 476 recovered; 18 deaths
• Adair, 386 {+8}; 161; 6
• Adams, 150 {+6}; 78; 1
• Audubon, 274 {+4}; 140; 1
• Guthrie, 670 {+4); 371; 15
• Harrison County, 970 {+18}; 627; 26
• Madison County, 610 {+11}; 352; 4
• Mills County, 927 {+34}; 373; 6
• Montgomery, 403 {+8}; 202; 10
• Pottawattamie County, 5,428 {+164]; 3,269; 62
• Shelby County, 697 {+15}; 436; 3
• Union County,  644 {+32}; 264; 6