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Pott. County COVID-19 update (5/17/20_

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May 17th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Officials with Pottawattamie County Public Health (PCPH), Sunday afternoon, said there are three new, positive cases of COVID-19. All three are residents of Council Bluffs. Two of the cases are persons 18-to 40 years of age, one is 41-to 60 years old. All were tested between May 14th and May 15th.

Thus far, officials say, 2,014 Pott. County residents have been tested for COVID-19, and a total of 162 persons have tested positive. An additional six people have recovered, for a total number of recoveries at 74. Two individuals are hospitalized, 83 are self-isolating.

Based on PCPH contacting tracing investigations, a total of 55 Pott. County COVID-19 cases are the result of Community Spread.