(Update 10-a.m.) The Iowa Department of Public Health, today (Thursday, 1/28), reports 1,264 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 since 10-a.m. Wednesday, for a total of 316,434. There are 32 additional deaths to report today, for a pandemic total of 4,532. Two additional deaths were reported in Adair County, and one each in Harrison, Montgomery and Union Counties. The IDPH says 4,131 of the deaths were attributed to Underlying Cause, and COVID was a contributing factor to 401 deaths. PreExisting conditions accounted for 4,158 of the total deaths, while Long-Term Care (LTC) deaths make up for 1,888 of the total deaths.

The Iowa DPH reports there are two less COVID-19 outbreaks among long-term care facilities in the state, for a total of 60. LTC’s account for 1,867 of Iowa’s current positive cases. Health officials say 1,073 LTC patients have recovered.

Iowa DPH today reports 391 persons are hospitalized with COVID symptoms or condition. That’s 17 less than yesterday. Officials say 80 patients are in intensive care units, 52 COVID patients were admitted to hospitals over the 24-hours, a decline of 24, and there are 32 people are on a ventilator, down 5 from Wednesday.  In RMCC Region 4 (Western/southwest Iowa hospitals): 26 are hospitalized w/Covid; 5 are in an ICU; three people were admitted since Wednesday, and one person is on a ventilator.

Iowa’s average reported 14-day positivity rate is down from 10.2% Wednesday to 10.1% today. The past 7-day average is 7.8%.  Of the state’s confirmed cases, 279,684 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, 1,162 cases; {+7}; 44 deaths
• Adair, 699; {+1}; 22
• Adams, 305; {+6}; 3
• Audubon, 428; {+1}; 8
• Guthrie, 1,050 {+4}; 24
• Harrison County, 1,592; {+1}; 63
• Madison County, 1,269; {+4}; 10
• Mills County, 1,394; {+4}; 17
• Montgomery, 903; {+2}; 25
• Pottawattamie County, 9,243; {+35}; 115
• Shelby County, 1088; {+10}; 27
• Union County,  1,132; {+4}; 24