On Memorial Day, the State’s Drive-thru COVID-19 test sites and the State Hygenic Lab were closed for the day of remembrance, so there’s very little new data to report. The Iowa Department of Public Health says there are 401,821 positive test results since the beginning of the pandemic, and 6,055 deaths altogether. Both figures were unchanged from Monday’s report. Deaths at Iowa’s Long-Term Care facilities amount to 2,364. Iowa’s 14-day positivity rate is was slightly lower, Tuesday, at 2.3%, and the 7-day average was up a tick, to 2.1%.

Iowa reports: 96 people are hospitalized with COVID-19; 21 patients are in an ICU; 12 patients with COVID or its symptoms were admitted to a hospital, and 12 patients are on ventilators. In RMCC Region 4 (hospitals in western & southwest Iowa), there are: two 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 are now two long-term care facilities reporting active COVID-19 outbreaks, instead of three. There are a total of 13 positive cases among patients/staff at the those facilities, and one person who has 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.

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, 1,474 cases; 54 deaths
Adair, 992; 32
Adams, 354; 4
Audubon, 537; 10
Guthrie, 1,308; 32
Harrison County, 1,933; 73
Madison County, 1,781; 19
Mills County, 1,796; 23
Montgomery, 1,113; 38
Pottawattamie County, 12,300;171
Shelby County, 1,372; 37
Union County, 1,374; 34