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Iowa COVID-19 update for Sunday, 11/15/2020: 13 more deaths (2 in s.w. IA); +4,432 new cases

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November 15th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Iowa’s Coronavirus dashboard as of 10-a.m. Sunday, indicated there are 13 additional deaths that have been attributed to COVID-19 since Saturday’s report, for a total of 1,985. The number of deaths attributed to a pre-existing conditions statewide are 1,258, while deaths at Long-Term Care facilities amount to 934, two more than yesterday. The IDPH reports one more death in each of Adair (5 total) and Montgomery Counties (9 total).

Officials say since 10-a.m. Saturday, there have been 4,432 new confirmed, Positive cases of the virus, for a total since the pandemic began, of 184,685. Cass County has seven new, Positive cases of COVID, for a total of 647. Double-digit Positive case increases were reported in eight area counties, with Pottawattamie County showing 154 new cases (see the list below).

Over the past week in Iowa, one out of every 95 people in the state was diagnosed with COVID-19, and the rate of new cases in the state remained the third-highest in the nation,

There are 100 Long-Term Care facility (LTC) outbreaks. Those care facilities report 2,918 positive cases and 1,368 recovered. Hospitalization rates continue to climb, from 1,261 yesterday to 1,279 today. The IDPH says 247 COVID patients are in the ICU, 208 patients have been admitted to a hospital since 10-a.m. Saturday, and there are 115 on a ventilator (compared to 107 yesterday). In western/southwestern Iowa: there are 65 COVID patients in the hospital (3 more than yesterday); 17 are in an ICU, four people were admitted, and there are seven people a ventilator.

The state’s data shows that 1,100,076 Iowans have been tested for coronavirus. Test results received yesterday amounted to 10,735, with 7,950 coming back Negative and 2,719 Positive.  The total number of Negative results since the beginning of the pandemic is 913,585. The state receives test results from prior days and adds them to the overall total. Iowa’s 14-day positivity rate continues to increase, from 23.1% yesterday to 23.19% today. The Individual Positivity rate is 16.8%. The IDPH says 107,880 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, 647 cases {+7}; 409 recovered; 14 deaths
  • Adair, 342 {+10}; 134; 5
  • Adams, 136 {+8}; 66; 1
  • Audubon, 252 {+2}; 130; 1
  • Guthrie, 614 {+12); 355; 15
  • Harrison County, 894 {+21}; 572; 24
  • Madison County, 551 {+11}; 337; 4
  • Mills County, 761 {+39}; 337; 4
  • Montgomery, 343 {+15}; 201; 9
  • Pottawattamie County, 4,685 {+154]; 3,087; 55
  • Shelby County, 631 {+14}; 436; 3
  • Union County,  553 {+30}; 257; 6