(Update 10-a.m.) The Iowa Department of Public Health, today (Friday, 1/29), reports 947 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 since 10-a.m. Thursday, for a total of 317,381. There were 45 additional deaths reported Friday, for a pandemic total of 4,577. Officials report two additional deaths were reported in Montgomery County, and one additional death each in Adair, Guthrie, and Harrison Counties. The IDPH says 4,174 of the deaths were attributed to Underlying Cause, and COVID was a contributing factor to 403 deaths. PreExisting conditions accounted for 4,200 of the total deaths, while Long-Term Care (LTC) deaths make up for 1,903 of the total deaths.

The Iowa DPH Friday, reports there are once again two less COVID-19 outbreaks among Long-Term Care (LTC) facilities in the state, for a total of 58. LTC’s account for 1,809 of Iowa’s current positive cases. Health officials say 1,073 LTC patients have recovered.

Iowa DPH today reports 383 persons are hospitalized with COVID symptoms or condition, or eight less than yesterday. Officials say 82 patients are in intensive care units, 60 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): 29 are hospitalized w/Covid; 7 are in an ICU; seven people were admitted since Thursday, and two people are on a ventilator.

Iowa’s average reported 14-day positivity rate is down from 10.1% Thursday to 10.% today. The past 7-day average is 7.6%, as compared to 7.8%, Thursday.  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, 1,165 cases; {+3}; 44 deaths
• Adair, 700; {+1}; 23
• Adams, 305; {+0}; 3
• Audubon, 433; {+5}; 8
• Guthrie, 1,050 {+0}; 25
• Harrison County, 1,604; {+12}; 64
• Madison County, 1,277; {+8}; 10
• Mills County, 1,397; {+3}; 17
• Montgomery, 913; {+6}; 27
• Pottawattamie County, 9,270; {+27}; 115
• Shelby County, 1094; {+5}; 27
• Union County,  1,133; {+1}; 24