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

There were 603 additional positive test results for COVID-19 returned from the labs, for a total of 387,805. 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 are down slightly, to 215, and there are 49 COVID patients in an ICU, eight less than on Wednesday. The IDPH says 37 people were admitted to a hospital across the state, which is a decline of nine from Wednesday, and 19 patients are on a ventilator, compared to 14 in the previous report.

RMCC Region 4 hospitals (those in western/southwest Iowa) show: There are 21 hospitalized with COVID; 10 COVID patients are in an ICU; four people were admitted with symptoms of COVID (2 more than previously reported), and there remain two COVID patients on a ventilator.

The 14-day positivity rate is 4.7%. The seven-day rate is 4.6%.

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, 1,422 cases; {+1}; 54 deaths
• Adair, 962; {+1}; 32
• Adams, 338 {+3}; 4
• Audubon, 513 {+2}; 9
• Guthrie, 1,257 {+4}; 28
• Harrison County, 1,881; {+1}; 73
• Madison County, 1,669; {+1; 19
• Mills County, 1,745; {+1}; 20
• Montgomery, 1,079 {+0}; 37
• Pottawattamie County, 11,756; {+33}; 160
• Shelby County, 1,328 {+2}; 37
• Union County,  1,322; {+1}; 32