The Iowa Department of Public Health on Thursday (today as of 10-a.m.) reported 295 new positive COVID-19 tests and five additional deaths. At 10 a.m., the health department reported 398,791 total positive tests, 353,564 total recoveries and 5,994 total deaths since the pandemic began. Twenty-four hours earlier, the health department reported 398,496 total positive tests and 5,989 total deaths. State data shows 1,216,277 people have been fully vaccinated in Iowa, with 2,538,058 total doses administered.

Iowa’s COVID-19 positivity rates continue to decline. In the last 24 hours, the 14-day average dropped from 3.7% to 3.6% and the 7-day average dropped from 3.4% to 3.2%. There have been 4,929,002 virus tests administered in Iowa. COVID-19 hospitalizations are up slightly from 159 to 162 overnight. There are 42 patients in ICU and 19 patients on ventilators. In RMCC Region 4 (hospitals in western & southwest Iowa), there are: 10 patients hospitalized with COVID or symptoms of the virus; three people with COVID are in an ICU; No new admissions to area hospitals are reported, and no one was on a ventilator in the latest report.

Iowa is again down to a single long-term care facility with a COVID-19 outbreak. The Risen Son Christian Village, in Pottawattamie County, reports nine positive cases among residents and staff. There have been 2,333 deaths reported in Iowa’s care facilities.

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, 1,470 cases; {+6}; 54 deaths
Adair, 985; {+0}; 32
Adams, 349 {+0}; 4
Audubon, 530 {+0}; 10
Guthrie, 1,298 {+2}; 30
Harrison County, 1,930; {+2}; 73
Madison County, 1,763; {+5; 19
Mills County, 1,791; {+5}; 22
Montgomery, 1,111;{+0}; 38
Pottawattamie County, 12,226; {+7}; 168
Shelby County, 1,369 {+2}; 37
Union County, 1,364; {+1}; 33