The Iowa Department of Public Health’s Coronavirus dashboard today (10-a.m., Saturday, 4/10/21) showed there were six additional COVID-19 related deaths reported since 10-a.m. Friday, leaving the statewide pandemic death toll in Iowa at 5,849. There were two additional deaths reported in Shelby County, for a total of 158. There were also 11 new cases reported in Shelby County over the 24-hour period. Long-Term Care facility deaths account for 2,290 of the total number of deaths across the state.

There were 679 additional positive test results for COVID-19 returned from the labs, for a total of 385,270. There are now three Long-Term Care facility outbreaks (In Polk, Wapello & Washington Counties), with 27 positive cases among residents and staff within those facilities.

Health officials say COVID-related hospitalizations are 218 (compared to 228 previously). There are 52 COVID patients in an ICU (compared to 49 previously). The IDPH says 47 people were admitted to a hospital across the state, compared to 54 the day before, and19 patients remain on a ventilator.

RMCC Region 4 hospitals (those in western/southwest Iowa) show: There are 32 hospitalized with COVID (Compared with 25 on Friday); 14 COVID patients are in an ICU (There were 11 Friday); Nine people were admitted with symptoms of COVID (3 more than previously reported), and there remain two COVID patients on a ventilator.

The 14-day positivity was unchanged at 4.7%, while the seven-day rate was 4.6%. State data shows 1,794,368 vaccine doses have been administered in the state, with 733,783 individuals completing the vaccine series.

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, 1,417 cases; {+4}; 54 deaths
• Adair, 959; {+1}; 32
• Adams, 336 {+0}; 4
• Audubon, 511 {+2}; 9
• Guthrie, 1,247 {+4}; 28
• Harrison County, 1,873; {+2}; 73
• Madison County, 1,653; {+1; 19
• Mills County, 1,732; {+3}; 20
• Montgomery, 1,073 {+1}; 37
• Pottawattamie County, 11,638; {+37}; 158
• Shelby County, 1,322 {+11}; 37
• Union County,  1,320; {+0}; 32