(Updated 9-a.m.) The Iowa Department of Public Health, today (Tuesday), reports 210 new COVID-19 positive tests and for the third day in a row, no additional deaths. The health department reported 401,115 total positive tests, and 6,035 total deaths since the start of the pandemic, including 2,361 at Long-Term Care facilities. Iowa reports also, more than 2.71-million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered and over 1.32-million individuals have completed the vaccine series. Iowa’s 14-day positivity rate is unchanged, at 2.8%. The 7-day average is also unchanged, at 2.7%.

There are now 122 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, up from 118 the previous day. Iowa reports 33 patients in ICU, 18 COVID patients were admitted, and 16 patients are on ventilators. In RMCC Region 4 (hospitals in western & southwest Iowa), there remain: Seven patients remain hospitalized with COVID or symptoms of the virus; three people with COVID are in an ICU; There were no new admissions reported, and no one was on a ventilator.

Two long-term care facilities continue to report active COVID-19 outbreaks (Risen Son Christian Village in Pott. County, & the Clarion Wellness & Rehab Center in Wright County).

In the immediate KJAN listening area, here are the current number positive cases by County (since the beginning of the pandemic) and the total number of deaths (Since the beginning of the pandemic) in each county to date:
Cass, 1,473 cases; 54 deaths
Adair, 991; 32
Adams, 352; 4
Audubon, 535; 10
Guthrie, 1,305; 31
Harrison County, 1,933; 73
Madison County, 1,779; 19
Mills County, 1,795; 23
Montgomery, 1,112; 38
Pottawattamie County, 12,291;170
Shelby County, 1,371; 37
Union County, 1,369; 33