The Iowa Department of Public Health’s Coronavirus dashboard, today (10-a.m., Saturday), shows 486 additional positive test results for COVID returned from the labs, for a total of 373,372, and zero additional deaths. The pandemic death total stands at 5,672. Long-Term Care facility deaths account for 2,225 of the total number of deaths across the state.

Iowa continues to report no Long-Term Care (LTC) facility COVID-19 outbreaks. Hospitalization data show: 172 Iowans are hospitalized with COVID (compared to 189 on Friday); 38 are in an ICU (compared to 44 Friday); 27 people were admitted to a hospital across the state (compared to 45 Friday), and 20 patients are on a ventilator.

RMCC Region 4 hospitals (those in western/southwest Iowa) show: those hospitalized with COVID are at 14; 8 people are in an ICU; one person was admitted, and five people remain are on a ventilator.The 14-day and seven-day positivity rates remain unchanged at 3.9% each.

The State reports nearly 1.22-million vaccines have been administered, with nearly 1.17-million of the shots given to Iowans. Those persons who have received a required two doses of the vaccine, amount to 435,843.

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, 1,389 cases; {+3}; 52 deaths
• Adair, 952; {+2}; 31
• Adams, 327 {+0}; 4
• Audubon, 495 {+0}; 9
• Guthrie, 1,193 {+1}; 28
• Harrison County, 1,823; {+3}; 70
• Madison County, 1,617; {+0}; 19
• Mills County, 1,682; {+10}; 20
• Montgomery, 1,045 {+0}; 36
• Pottawattamie County, 11,075; {+30}; 149
• Shelby County, 1,256 {+1}; 34
• Union County,  1,285; {+0}; 31