(Des Moines) – The Iowa Department of Public Health as of 10-a.m. Sunday, reported there were 266 new positive COVID-19 cases for a total of 392,371, and 20 additional deaths for a total of 5,927 since the start of the pandemic. Deaths at long-term care facilities in Iowa account for 2,310 of the total number of deaths statewide. There was one additional death reported in Mills County, for a total of 21.

Iowa’s positivity rates is holding steady. The 7-day average declined is 3.9%, and the 14-day average declined is 4.1%. Virus hospitalizations amount to 187, down from 209 a day earlier. There are 47 patients in ICU and 21 patients on ventilators. Admissions over the previous 24-hours were 29, compared to 31, on Saturday.

In RMCC Regional 4 (hospitals in western/southwest Iowa): 15 COVID patients are hospitalized (down from 26 one-day earlier); 7 are in an ICU; 1 person was admitted with symptoms of the virus, and there now five people on a ventilator (compared to 4 the past few days).

Iowa reports 2,208,973 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered and 974,735 individuals have completed 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, 1,444 cases; {+1}; 54 deaths
Adair, 971; {+1}; 32
Adams, 342 {+0}; 4
Audubon, 514 {+0}; 9
Guthrie, 1,270 {+0}; 29
Harrison County, 1,906; {+1}; 73
Madison County, 1,701; {+0; 19
Mills County, 1,764; {+1}; 21
Montgomery, 1,096 {+0}; 37
Pottawattamie County, 11,964; {+10}; 164
Shelby County, 1,351 {+1}; 37
Union County, 1,317; {+1}; 32