The Iowa Department of Public Health’s Coronavirus dashboard, Tuesday (10-a.m.), indicated there have been 844 new, positive cases of COVID-19 in test results since 10-a.m. Monday, for a pandemic total of 320,339, to-date. There were 13 additional deaths, for a pandemic total of 4,919. Officials say 4,460 deaths have been attributed to an Underlying Cause, while COVID was a contributing factor in 459 deaths. There were NO new COVID related deaths reported from around southwest Iowa.

Long-Term Care (LTC) facility data show there are 48 current outbreaks among those facilities in Iowa (Down from 55, Monday). Those facilities account for 1,417 of Iowa’s positive cases, while 857 LTC patients have recovered from the virus. LTC deaths make up 2,018 of the State’s total number of deaths.

The IDPH reports there are near 25 more people hospitalized with COVID symptoms, for a total of 390. Officials say 88 COVID patents are in an intensive care unit (ICU), which is down slightly from Monday. The number of patients admitted over the past 24-hours is up from 41 Monday to 49 today, and there are 31 people on a ventilator, compared to 20 on Monday. In RMCC Region 4 (Hospitals in western/southwest Iowa), there are 27 hospitalized with COVID symptoms, nine are in an ICU, no one was admitted since 10-a.m. Monday, and two people remain on a ventilator.

The Health Dept. reports also, 256,096 doses of the vaccine have been administered. Of those doses, 132,922 persons have received their first, or initial dose, while 60,092 have received their second dose.  The State’s 14-day positivity rate is 9.6% (compared to 9.9% Monday), and the seven-day average is 7.3% (Compared to 7.5% on Monday). A total of 286,339 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, 1,182 cases; {+2}; 45 deaths
• Adair, 707; {+1}; 24
• Adams, 309; {+1}; 3
• Audubon, 434 {+0}; 8
• Guthrie, 1,057 {+0}; 27
• Harrison County, 1,614; {+1}; 65
• Madison County, 1,308; {+12}; 12
• Mills County, 1,406; {+5}; 17
• Montgomery, 923; {+2}; 30
• Pottawattamie County, 9,360; {+27}; 126
• Shelby County, 1,104; {+5}; 29
• Union County,  1,146; {+1}; 27