Iowa’s Coronavirus dashboard today (Tuesday), shows 19 additional deaths have been attributed to COVID-19 since Monday’s 10-a.m. report, for a total of 2,224. The number of deaths attributed to a pre-existing condition statewide are up two, to 1,312, while deaths at Long-Term Care facilities amount to 1,008, four more than on Monday. There is one more death to report in each of Adair and Shelby Counties.

Officials say there have been 3,860 new confirmed, Positive cases of the virus reported since yesterday, for a total since the pandemic began, of 215,512. Cass County has 11 new, Positive cases of COVID, for a total of 755. There are 24 more Long-Term Care facility (LTC) outbreaks, for a record total of 143. Those care facilities report 4,553 positive cases and 1,944 recovered. Cass County’s three LTC facilities have a total of 205 confirmed positive cases and 121 recovered.

After five days of lower hospitalization rates, the stats nearly doubled, from 1,333 Monday to 1,351 today. There are: 275 patients in intensive care; 165 patients admitted in the last 24 hours, up from 135 a day earlier, and there are 155 people on a ventilator, 20 more than on Monday. In western/southwestern Iowa: there are 71 COVID patients in the hospital (Up 6 from Monday); 18 are in an ICU (4 less than yesterday); 13 people were admitted to a hospital (8 more than Monday), and seven people are on a ventilator, an increase of two from yesterday.

The state’s data shows that 1,177,279 Iowans have been tested for coronavirus. Test results received yesterday amounted to 8,101, with 6,288 coming back Negative and 1,800 Positive. Iowa’s 14-day positivity rate is 19.7%, and the Individual Positivity rate is 18.3%. Cass County’s Positivity rate is at 19.9%. Union County has the highest rate in southwest Iowa, at 25%, followed by Taylor County, at 24.1%. Audubon County is the lowest, at 11.5%.

The IDPH says 119,685 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, 755 cases {+11}; 494 recovered; 19 deaths
• Adair, 415 {+7}; 189; 7
• Adams, 155 {+3}; 82; 1
• Audubon, 283 {+2}; 151; 1
• Guthrie, 708 {+8); 394; 15
• Harrison County, 1,024 {+10}; 669; 28
• Madison County, 648 {+7}; 364; 4
• Mills County, 992 {+12}; 404; 6
• Montgomery, 432 {+6}; 202; 10
• Pottawattamie County, 5,867 {+121]; 3,354; 66
• Shelby County, 727 {+8}; 436; 5
• Union County,  710 {+24}; 277; 6