The Iowa Department of Public Health reports there are less than 100 persons hospitalized with COVID-19 across the State. Officials say there are 95 people affected by the virus, who are in a hospital, down from Sunday’s reported 104. The latest figure is the lowest since April 2nd, 2020. The state started reporting hospitalization figures on March 30, 2020. The highest number of hospitalizations reported was 1,527 on Nov. 17, 2020.

There were 42 additional COVID-19 positive tests reported over the previous 24-hours, and NO additional deaths. The health department  Monday, reported 401,821 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 holding stead at 2.4%, and the 7-day average is steady at 2.0%.

Iowa reports 22 patients are in a hospital 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 nearly 1.36-milion people have completed a vaccine series in Iowa. There have been almost 2.77-million total doses administered. A reminder: The five state-operated Test Iowa drive-thru sites and the State Hygienic Lab are closed today 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, 1,472 cases; 54 deaths
Adair, 992; 32
Adams, 354; 4
Audubon, 535; 10
Guthrie, 1,311; 32
Harrison County, 1,932; 73
Madison County, 1,780; 19
Mills County, 1,796; 23
Montgomery, 1,111; 38
Pottawattamie County, 12,293;171
Shelby County, 1,373; 37
Union County, 1,374; 34