(Updated 10-a.m.) Iowa’s Coronavirus dashboard today (Monday), shows 13 additional deaths have been attributed to COVID-19 since Sunday’s 10-a.m. report, for a total of 2,205. The number of deaths attributed to a pre-existing condition statewide are 1,310, while deaths at Long-Term Care facilities amount to 1,004, 1 more than on Sunday. There is one more death to report in Pottawattamie County, for a total of 66.

Officials say there have been 1,661 new confirmed, Positive cases of the virus reported since yesterday, for a total since the pandemic began, of 211,722. Cass County has one new, Positive cases of COVID, for a total of 734. There are two less Long-Term Care facility (LTC) outbreaks, for a total of 119. Those care facilities report 4,413 positive cases and 1,887 recovered. Cass County’s three LTC facilities have a total of 201 confirmed positive cases and 104 recovered.

For the fifth day in a row, Iowa has fewer patients hospitalized with COVID-19. There are currently 1,333 patients hospitalized with the virus, down from 1,340 a day earlier. There are 273 patients in intensive care, up from 255 the previous day. There were 135 patients admitted in the last 24 hours, down from 186 a day earlier. There are also 135 on a ventilator.  In western/southwestern Iowa: there are 65 COVID patients in the hospital; 22 are in an ICU; 5 people were admitted to a hospital, and five people are on a ventilator.

Hospital analysis shows 964 of Iowa’s virus patients were hospitalized with a primary COVID-19 diagnosis, while 369 were hospitalized for another reason but tested positive. State data shows 80% of those hospitalized with the virus are age 60 or older. The state’s data shows that 1,167,512 Iowans have been tested for coronavirus. Test results received yesterday amounted to 6,870, with 5,358 coming back Negative and 1,468 Positive. Iowa’s 14-day positivity rate is 20.7%, and the Individual Positivity rate is 18.1%. Data from Johns Hopkins University shows Iowa’s seven-day rolling average of the positivity rate was 44.7% on Nov. 22, ranking third-highest third in the nation behind Wyoming and South Dakota.

The IDPH says 116,807 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, 734 cases {+1}; 480 recovered; 19 deaths
• Adair, 408 {+3}; 171; 6
• Adams, 152 {+1}; 80; 1
• Audubon, 281 {+1}; 145; 1
• Guthrie, 700 {+14); 380; 15
• Harrison County, 1,014 {+12}; 634; 28
• Madison County, 641 {+6}; 360; 4
• Mills County, 980 {+15}; 397; 6
• Montgomery, 426 {+11}; 202; 10
• Pottawattamie County, 5,746 {+72]; 3,302; 66
• Shelby County, 717 {+8}; 437; 4
• Union County,  686 {+6}; 264; 6