The Iowa Department of Public Health, today (10-a.m. Saturday, 1/30), reports 1,065 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 since 10-a.m. Friday, for a total of 318,446. There were 74 additional deaths reported since 10-a.m. Friday, for a pandemic total of 4,651.There were five additional deaths reported in Pottawattamie County, and one more death in each of the following area counties: Adair; Harrison; Montgomery, Shelby and Union.

The IDPH says 4,236 of the deaths were attributed to Underlying Cause, and COVID was a contributing factor to 415 deaths. Long-Term Care (LTC) deaths make up for 1,931 of the total deaths.

The Iowa DPH reports there are 57 COVID-19 outbreaks among Long-Term Care (LTC) facilities in the state. Those facilities  account for 1,716 of Iowa’s current positive cases. Health officials say 994 LTC patients have recovered.

Iowa DPH today reports 326 persons are hospitalized with COVID symptoms or condition, or seven less than Friday. Officials say 84 patients are in intensive care units, 48 COVID patients were admitted to hospitals over the 24-hours, and there are 29 people are on a ventilator.  In RMCC Region 4 (Western/southwest Iowa hospitals): 30 are hospitalized w/Covid; 11 are in an ICU; five people were admitted since Thursday, and three people are on a ventilator.

Iowa’s average reported 14-day positivity rate is 10.0%. The past 7-day average is 7.4%.  Of the state’s confirmed cases, 281,524 Iowans recovered.

In the KJAN listening area, here are the current number positive cases by County; The # of new cases since yesterday {+} – if any; and the total number of deaths in each county to date:

• Cass, 1,171 cases; {+6}; 44 deaths
• Adair, 703; {+2}; 24
• Adams, 307; {+2}; 3
• Audubon, 434 {+1}; 8
• Guthrie, 1,053 {+3}; 25
• Harrison County, 1,606; {+2}; 65
• Madison County, 1,288; {+11}; 10
• Mills County, 1,401; {+4}; 17
• Montgomery, 919; {+6}; 28
• Pottawattamie County, 9,304; {+34}; 120
• Shelby County, 1097; {+3}; 28
• Union County,  1,141; {+8}; 25