Iowa’s Coronavirus dashboard today (Friday), showed 37 more people have died from complications of COVID-19 for a total of 2,349. There are nine new deaths in the KJAN listening area, including: one each in Audubon, Harrison, Montgomery and Shelby Counties; two more in Pottawattamie County. The number of deaths attributed to a pre-existing condition statewide are at 1,333, while deaths at Long-Term Care facilities amount to 1,055, 17 more than on Thursday. Health officials report one less long-term care facility COVID-19 outbreak, for a total of 151. Those care facilities report 4,628 positive cases and 1,907 recovered. Cass County’s three LTC facilities have a total of 208 confirmed positive cases and 129 recovered.

Officials say there have been 1,266 new confirmed, Positive cases of the virus reported since yesterday, for a total since the pandemic began, of 223,544. New cases were reported in Adair, Audubon, Guthrie, Harrison, Madison, Mills, Pottawattamie, Shelby and Union Counties.

Hospitalizations have fallen again, from 1,269 Thursday, to 1,226 today. There are: 256 patients in intensive care (down from 271 Thursday.); 183 patients have been admitted since 10-a.m. Thursday, and there are 141 people on a ventilator. In western/southwestern Iowa: there are 57 COVID patients in the hospital (down three from Thursday); 18 are in an ICU; seven people were admitted to a hospital, and seven people are on a ventilator.

The state’s data shows that 1,196,998 Iowans have been tested for coronavirus. Test results received yesterday amounted to 5,495, with 4,270 coming back Negative and 1,185 Positive. Iowa’s statewide 14-day positivity rate is 18.7%. The Individual Positivity rate is also at 18.7%. Cass County’s Positivity rate is down slightly, to 19.4%.

The IDPH says 127,353 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, 797 cases; 503 recovered; 21 deaths
• Adair, 429 {+4}; 222; 8
• Adams, 164; 84; 2
• Audubon, 294 {+1}; 187; 2
• Guthrie, 738 {+6); 426; 15
• Harrison County, 1,062 {+2}; 710; 29
• Madison County, 673; 385; 4
• Mills County, 1,021 {+4}; 454; 7
• Montgomery, 449; 206; 11
• Pottawattamie County, 6,127 {+18]; 3,520; 69
• Shelby County, 751 {+3}; 440; 10
• Union County,  754 {+4}; 296; 6