The Iowa Department of Public Health, today (Monday), said there were 206 new positive cases of COVID-19 test results returned from the labs over the past 24-hours, for a pandemic total of 329,304 positive cases. There was one additional death reported, for a total of 5,237. Statewide, 4,727 COVID deaths are attributed to Underlying causes. COVID was a contributing factor to 510 deaths. Deaths at Long-Term Care (LTC) facilities account for 2,132 of the total number of deaths.

Long-Term Care facility outbreaks remain at 35. Officials say 948 LTC patients have tested positive for the virus, and 630 have recovered.

The State data show: 242 people are hospitalized with COVID-19; 57 COVID patients are in an ICU; 35 were admitted over the previous 24-hours, compared to 54 on Sunday, and 28 patients were on a ventilator. In RMCC Region 4 (Hospitals in western/southwest Iowa), 17 are hospitalized with COVID symptoms, five people are in an ICU, four people were admitted over the past 24-hours, and one remains on a ventilator.

Iowa’s statewide positivity rate Monday was 7.9%. The 7-day average was 6.1%. Iowa reports 477,495 vaccine total vaccine doses administered, with 121,794 individuals receiving both doses. Find out how to get vaccinated in Iowa here. Only Adair County reports a 14-day average higher than 15%. That county now reports a 24.4% rate. No other county reports an average higher than 13.4%.

A total of 302,159 Iowans have recovered from the virus.

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, 1,231 cases; {+0}; 47 deaths
• Adair, 770; {+8}; 25
• Adams, 317 {+1}; 3
• Audubon, 453 {+0}; 9
• Guthrie, 1,071 {+0}; 28
• Harrison County, 1,646; {+1}; 68
• Madison County, 1,362; {+3}; 16
• Mills County, 1,457; {+0}; 20
• Montgomery, 954; {+1}; 36
• Pottawattamie County, 9,597; {+0}; 139
• Shelby County, 1,124; {+0}; 32
• Union County,  1,168; {+0}; 31