The Iowa Department of Public Health today (Saturday) reports 242 new positive COVID-19 tests and one additional death. The health department reported 399,316 total positive tests, and 5,998 total deaths since the pandemic began. State data show more than 2.56-million vaccinations have been given in Iowa, and nearly 1.24-million vaccination series are completed.

Iowa’s COVID-19 positivity rates continue to mostly decline. In the last 24 hours, the 14-day average dropped from 3.4% to 3.3% and the 7-day average dropped from 3.0% to 2.9%. COVID-19 hospitalizations are down, from 151 on Friday to 147 on Saturday. There are 42 patients in ICU, 23 were admitted, and 19 patients are on ventilators. In RMCC Region 4 (hospitals in western & southwest Iowa), there are: Six patients hospitalized with COVID or symptoms of the virus; three people with COVID are in an ICU; No new admissions to area hospitals were reported, and no one was on a ventilator in the latest report.

There remains a single long-term care facility with a COVID-19 outbreak. The Risen Son Christian Village, in Pottawattamie County, reports 10 positive cases among residents and staff. There have been 2,335 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, 1,468 cases; {+0}; 54 deaths
Adair, 985; {+0}; 32
Adams, 349 {+0}; 4
Audubon, 529 {+0}; 10
Guthrie, 1,300 {+2}; 30
Harrison County, 1,933; {+3}; 73
Madison County, 1,764; {+0; 19
Mills County, 1,792; {+0}; 22
Montgomery, 1,109;{+0}; 38
Pottawattamie County, 12,241; {+5}; 168
Shelby County, 1,369 {+0}; 37
Union County, 1,364; {+0}; 33