The Iowa Department of Public Heath, Wednesday, at 10-a.m., reported an additional 796 positive COVID-19 test results returned from the labs since Tuesday, for a pandemic total of 361,074. There were 15 additional deaths reported, for a total of 5,415. The coronavirus dashboard shows one additional death in Madison County, where the pandemic total is now 18.

Health officials say Underlying Causes deaths amount to 4,862. The IDPH says 553 deaths listed COVID as a contributing factor, while Long-Term Care (LTC) facility deaths accounted for 2,149  of the total number of deaths. Long-Term Care facility COVID-Outbreaks are unchanged from at 20. Positive cases at LTC’s account for 523 of the total number of positive results, while 355 patients/staff at those facilities have recovered from COVID.

Hospitalizations are up once again. The IDPH said as of Wednesday, there were 233 persons hospitalized with COVID, compared to 227 on Tuesday. COVID patients in an ICU are down slightly, to 57. There have been 52 COVID patients admitted to hospitals across the State (compared to 30, Tuesday), and there are 23 patients on a ventilator. Hospitals in Western & Southwest Iowa report: 14 people are hospitalized; six COVID patients are in an ICU, two people were admitted, and there was no one on a ventilator.

Iowa’s 14-day positivity rate as of Wednesday is 4.1%, while the 7-day average is 4.0%.

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, 1,321 cases; {+6}; 48 deaths
• Adair, 911; {+0}; 26
• Adams, 325 {+0}; 4
• Audubon, 482 {+0}; 9
• Guthrie, 1,160 {+3}; 28
• Harrison County, 1,787; {+2}; 69
• Madison County, 1,531; {+11}; 18
• Mills County, 1,619; {+4}; 20
• Montgomery, 1,036; {+0}; 36
• Pottawattamie County, 10,678; {+12}; 140
• Shelby County, 1,197; {+5}; 33
• Union County,  1,259; {+3}; 31