Health officials in Mills and Pottawattamie Counties, Tuesday, each reported additional, positive cases of COVID-19. In Mills County, there were two new cases of the virus, affecting adults age 41-to 60. Both cases were contracted through community spread, and bring the total number of confirmed cases in Mills County to 34. Officials say 30 of those persons have recovered, and a total 1,919 people have been tested for COVID-19.

Pottawattamie County Public Health reports seven new cases of COVID-19 since Monday. All seven individuals are from Council Bluffs, and bring the total number of cases in the county to 741. Officials say based on contact tracing investigations, 223 cases are the result of community spread. Of the 741 cases, 162 persons are self-isolating, five are hospitalized, 544 have recovered, 11 have died and 26 were non-residents or persons who have moved.

By a slim majority, women outnumber men in the demographics of those who have tested positive in Pottawattamie County. The majority of cases are persons 18-to 40 years of age, while the 41-to 60 age group comprises the second highest number of persons affected by the virus.