The Iowa Department of Public Health’s Coronavirus dashboard, today (as of 10-a.m, Wednesday) shows 829 additional positive test results for COVID returned from the labs, for a total of 375,214, and eight additional deaths, for a pandemic total of 5,683. Long-Term Care facility deaths account for 2,225 of the total number of deaths across the state.

There remains one COVID-19 outbreak at a Long-Term Care facility. The Good Samaritan Society in Ottumwa was added Tuesday, after several days with no LTC outbreaks reported. Hospitalization data shows an increase: 190 Iowans are hospitalized with COVID (compared to 185 Tuesday); 40 people are in an ICU (compared to 37 Tuesday); 36 people were admitted to a hospital across the state (compared to 28 Tuesday), and 19 patients are on a ventilator, three more than previously reported.

RMCC Region 4 hospitals (those in western/southwest Iowa) show: There are 15 hospitalized with COVID; eight people are in an ICU; There were four persons admitted, and there are six people on a ventilator.

The 14-day positivity rate increased from 4% Tuesday to 4.1% Wednesday, and the seven day rate went from 4.3% to 4.4%

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, 1,392 cases; {+2}; 52 deaths
• Adair, 952; {+0}; 31
• Adams, 327 {+0}; 4
• Audubon, 497 {+1}; 9
• Guthrie, 1,206 {+1}; 28
• Harrison County, 1,832; {+2}; 70
• Madison County, 1,626; {+6}; 19
• Mills County, 1,690; {+7}; 20
• Montgomery, 1,048 {+1}; 36
• Pottawattamie County, 11,148; {+43}; 149
• Shelby County, 1,266 {+6}; 34
• Union County,  1,287; {+0}; 31