The Iowa Department of Public Health, Sunday, said there were only 86 new COVID-19 positive tests reported over the previous 24-hours, and two additional deaths. The health department reported 401,779 total positive tests, and 6,055 total deaths since the start of the pandemic, including 2,365 at Long-Term Care facilities. Iowa’s 14-day positivity rate is down again slightly, to 2.4%. The 7-day average is steady at 2.0%.

The number of Iowans hospitalized with COVID-19 continues to decline, from 111 Saturday to 104 on Sunday. Iowa reports 25 patients are in an ICU, 13 patients with COVID or its symptoms were admitted to a hospital, and 10 patients are on ventilators. In RMCC Region 4 (hospitals in western & southwest Iowa), there are: three patients hospitalized with COVID or symptoms of the virus; one person with COVID was in an ICU; There were no new admissions or persons on a ventilator to report in Region 4.

There remain three long-term care facilities that are reporting active COVID-19 outbreaks, with a total of 24 positive cases among patients/staff at the those facilities, and eight persons who have recovered from the virus. Health department data shows over 1.35-milion people have completed a vaccine series in Iowa. There have been over 2.76-million total doses administered. A reminder: The five state-operated Test Iowa drive-thru sites and the State Hygienic Lab will be closed on Monday, May 31, for the Memorial Day holiday.

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, 1,470 cases; 54 deaths
Adair, 993; 32
Adams, 354; 4
Audubon, 535; 10
Guthrie, 1,306; 32
Harrison County, 1,933; 73
Madison County, 1,780; 19
Mills County, 1,796; 23
Montgomery, 1,116; 38
Pottawattamie County, 12,290;171
Shelby County, 1,371; 37
Union County, 1,372; 34