The Iowa Department of Public Health on Tuesday had not reported any new positive COVID-19 tests or additional deaths over the previous 24 hours (10-a.m. Monday to 10-a.m. Tue). It is unclear if the results were a reporting or website issue, but the IDPH labs were and the State’s five COVID-19 test sites were closed Monday for Memorial Day. Today (Wednesday), the State reports 204 additional positive cases of the virus, for a pandemic total of 402,025, and two additional deaths, for a total of 6,057. Deaths at Iowa’s Long-Term Care facilities amount to 2,367. There are also 361,203 total recoveries from the virus. Iowa’s 14-day positivity rate remains 2.3%. The 7-day positivity rate fell below 2%, at 1.9% as of Wednesday.

State health officials say 95 people are hospitalized with COVID-19; 21 patients are in an ICU; 10 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: two patients hospitalized with COVID or symptoms of the virus; one person with COVID in an ICU; There were no new admissions or persons on a ventilator to report in Region 4.

There are once again three long-term care facilities reporting active COVID-19 outbreaks, instead of just two reported on Tuesday. There are a total of 20 positive cases among residents and staff at those LTC’s, and one person who has recovered. The facilities include:

• The Great River Klein Center, in Des Moines County
• The Clarion Wellness and Rehabilitation Center in Wright County
• and, Heritage Care and Rehabilitation Center in Cerro Gordo County.

Health department data shows over 1.36-milion people have completed a vaccine series in Iowa, and there have been nearly 2.8-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, 1,472 cases; 54 deaths
Adair, 992; 32
Adams, 354; 4
Audubon, 536; 10
Guthrie, 1,314; 32
Harrison County, 1,932; 73
Madison County, 1,783; 19
Mills County, 1,796; 23
Montgomery, 1,111; 38
Pottawattamie County, 12,298;171
Shelby County, 1,373; 37
Union County, 1,375; 34