Iowa’s Coronavirus dashboard today (10-a.m., Wednesday), indicates there are 2,964 new, Positive cases of COVID-19, and 22 additional deaths. The total number of Positive cases since the beginning of the pandemic, amount to 233,866. Deaths total 2,449. The IDPH says one more death was reported in Cass County, for a total of 24, and in Pottawattamie County, where the total number of deaths stands at 71. Long-Term Care (LTC) facilities report 1,075 deaths, and deaths attributed in-part to preexisting conditions number 1,337.

After increasing for a day, hospitalizations fell from 1,172 Tuesday to 1,162, today. Health officials say 226 COVID patients are in an ICU (Compared to 235 Tuesday), 181 were admitted (Compared to 129 Tuesday), and 131 patients are on a ventilator. Hospitals in southwest/western Iowa (RMCC Region 4) report: 62 hospitalized;  20 are in an ICU; four were admitted, and eight COVID patients are on a ventilator.

Long-Term Care facility outbreaks are up to a record, 163. The IDPH says 5,105 patients/staff have tested positive; 2,265 have tested negative. Area LTC data show: 214 positive cases and 132 recoveries at the three facilities in Cass County; 113 positive and 23 recovered in Shelby County (2 facilities); 139 positive and 120 recovered in Harrison County (1 facility); and 235 positive cases along with 89 recoveries at three LTC’s in Pottawattamie County.

Iowans who have recovered from the virus number 142,249, while 1,222,572 have been tested, to-date. There were 5,593 lab results returned yesterday, with 4,377 negative results and 1,154 positive. The individual positivity rate is 19.1%, and the 14-day rolling average is down from 17.1 to 16.9%. Cass County’s positivity rate is down from 18.4 to 16.8%. A total of 986, 510 negative results have been returned since the pandemic began.

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, 825 cases {+5}; 527 recovered; 24 deaths
• Adair, 445 {+3}; 253; 8
• Adams, 177 {+6}; 93; 2
• Audubon, 302 {+2}; 214; 2
• Guthrie, 768 {+4); 473; 15
• Harrison County, 1,106 {+19}; 757; 30
• Madison County, 713 {+18}; 425; 4
• Mills County, 1,078 {+14}; 556; 7
• Montgomery, 491 {+8}; 238; 11
• Pottawattamie County, 6,573 {+128]; 3,804; 71
• Shelby County, 784 {+11}; 471; 11
• Union County,  808 {+26}; 317; 6