Iowa’s Coronavirus dashboard today (as of 10-a.m.), shows 19 more deaths have been attributed to COVID-19 since Thursday’s report, for a total of 1,947. The number of deaths attributed to a pre-existing conditions statewide are 1,250, while deaths at Long-Term Care facilities amount to 927, 12 more than yesterday. The IDPH reports one more death in each of Pottawattamie and Shelby Counties. For the 19th day in a row, Iowa has broken the record for coronavirus hospitalizations. For the seventh straight day, the state has reported more than 4,000 new positive cases.

Officials say there are 5,065 new confirmed, Positive cases of the virus, for a total since the pandemic began, of 175,423. Cass County has 14 new, Positive cases of COVID, for a total of 621. Double-digit Positive case increases were reported in Adair, Madison, Mills, Shelby and Union Counties, and 110 new cases in Pottawattamie County.

There are 100 Long-Term Care facility (LTC) outbreaks. Those care facilities report 2,930 positive cases and 1,310 recovered.   In Cass County, three care facilities: Atlantic Specialty Care (78), The Heritage House (14), and the Griswold Rehabilitation and Health Care Center (54), have a combined total of 146 positive cases, with 51 recovered. Harrison County has two LTC facilities with a total of 199 cases and 147 recovered. That’s one less LTC outbreak in Harrison County than reported over the past few days.

Iowa set two more records for virus hospitalizations. There are a record 1,227 patients hospitalized with the virus, up from 1,208 the previous day. There are also a record 240 Iowans in intensive care, up from 215 the previous day. There were 213 patients admitted in the last 24 hours, up from 207 the previous day. There are six more patients on a ventilator, for a total of 107. The majority of those hospitalized are 80 years of age or older, at 26%. State data shows 23% of those hospitalized are between the ages of 60-69, and 21% are between age 70 and 79. The remaining 30% of cases are under the age of 60. State data shows 0% of patients hospitalized are under the age of 18.

In western/southwestern Iowa: there are 60 COVID patients in the hospital (2 less than yesterday); 18 are in an ICU, 11 people were admitted, and eight people remain on a ventilator.

The health department reports 1,079,242 Iowans have been tested for COVID-19. The state received 10,099 lab test results in the previous day, with 2,912 Positive results and 7,175 Negative results (total Negative to-date: 902,048). The IDPH says 106,491 Iowans have recovered from the virus. The State’s Individual Positivity rate is up from 15.9% to 16.3%, and the 14-day rolling average is up from 22.1 to 22.5%. Area Positivity rates as of today: Cass, 16.9%; Adair, 18.2%; Adams, 17.7%; Audubon, 15.1%; Guthrie, 20.6%; Harrison, 19.8%; Madison, 17.5%; Mills, 25.4%; Montgomery, 23.8%; Pottawattamie, 21.7%; Shelby, 25.2%, and Union, 23.1%. Officials say Page County continues to have the highest Positivity rate in southwest Iowa, at 42.8%, while Ringgold County has the lowest rate, at 8.7%.

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, 621 cases {+14}; 408 recovered; 13 deaths
• Adair, 321 {+15}; 127; 4
• Adams, 126 {+5}; 65; 1
• Audubon, 244; 127; 1
• Guthrie, 572 {+15); 350; 15
• Harrison County, 864 {+1}; 553; 24
• Madison County, 521 {+23}; 332; 4
• Mills County, 712 {+16}; 333; 4
• Montgomery, 315 {+9}; 201; 8
• Pottawattamie County, 4,452 {+110]; 3,045; 53
• Shelby County, 601 {+16}; 434; 3
• Union County,  497 {+49}; 257; 6