The Iowa Department of Public Health’s Coronavirus dashboard, as of 10-a.m., Wednesday, indicated that for the third day in a row, there were no additional deaths from COVID-19 to report. The pandemic total remains 5,857. Long-Term Care facility deaths account for 2,296 of the total number of deaths across the state. That is unchanged from Monday’s report.

There were 733 additional positive test results for COVID-19 returned from the labs, for a total of 387,202. There remain three Long-Term Care facility outbreaks, with 31 positive cases among residents and staff within those facilities.

Health officials say COVID-related hospitalizations stand at 218, and there are 57 COVID patients in an ICU. The IDPH says 46 people were admitted to a hospital across the state, compared to 31, Tuesday, and 14 patients remain on a ventilator, compared to 20 in the previous report.

RMCC Region 4 hospitals (those in western/southwest Iowa) show: There are 21hospitalized with COVID; 13 COVID patients are in an ICU; two people were admitted with symptoms of COVID, and there remain two COVID patients on a ventilator.

The 14-day positivity rate is 4.7%. The seven-day rate is also 4.7%.

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, 1,421 cases; {+2}; 54 deaths
• Adair, 961; {+1}; 32
• Adams, 335 {+0}; 4
• Audubon, 511 {+0}; 9
• Guthrie, 1,253 {+2}; 28
• Harrison County, 1,880; {+0}; 73
• Madison County, 1,668; {+9; 19
• Mills County, 1,744; {+2}; 20
• Montgomery, 1,080 {+4}; 37
• Pottawattamie County, 11,723; {+35}; 160
• Shelby County, 1,326 {+3}; 37
• Union County,  1,321; {+0}; 32