The Iowa Department of Public Heath, Tuesday, at 10-a.m., reported 690 new, positive COVID-19 test results were returned from the labs, for a pandemic total of 360,278. There were 26 additional deaths reported, for a total of 5,400. The coronavirus dashboard shows one additional death in Adams County, where the pandemic total is now four.

Health officials say Underlying Causes (diseases or injury that initiated the events resulting in death), amount to 4,849. The IDPH says 551 deaths listed COVID as a contributing factor. A pre-existing condition accounted for 4,973 deaths, while Long-Term Care (LTC) facility deaths accounted for 2,146 of the total number of deaths.

Long-Term Care facility COVID-Outbreaks are down slightly from Monday, at 20. Positive cases at LTC’s account for 520 of the total number of positive results, while 352 patients/staff at those facilities have recovered from COVID.

Hospitalizations are up. The IDPH said as of Tuesday, there were 227 persons hospitalized with COVID, compared to 222 on Monday. COVID patients in an ICU increase from 54 Monday to 58 Tuesday. There were 30 COVID patients admitted to hospitals across the State in Tuesday’s report, compared to 22 during the previous 24-hour report.  Patients on a ventilator remain at 25. Hospitals in Western & Southwest Iowa report: 13 people still hospitalized; six COVID patients are in an ICU, two people were admitted, and one person remains on a ventilator.

Iowa’s 14-day positivity rate as of Tuesday was steady at 4.3%, while the 7-day average was up slightly, to 4.2%.

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, 1,315 cases; {+3}; 48 deaths
• Adair, 911; {+3}; 26
• Adams, 326 {+0}; 4
• Audubon, 483 {+1}; 9
• Guthrie, 1,157 {+2}; 28
• Harrison County, 1,785; {+3}; 69
• Madison County, 1,520; {+4}; 17
• Mills County, 1,615; {+2}; 20
• Montgomery, 1,036; {+0}; 36
• Pottawattamie County, 10,666; {+16}; 140
• Shelby County, 1,192; {+0}; 33
• Union County,  1,256; {+2}; 31