The Iowa Department of Public Health (as of 10-a.m.) today (Tuesday) reports there have been nine additional deaths attributed to COVID-19 statewide since 10-a.m. Monday, for a total of 1,121, and 684 additional, positive cases of COVID-19, for a total of 65,397. Persons with preexisting medical conditions made up for 785 of the deaths, while 581 of the total number of deaths took place at a long-term care facility, since the beginning of the outbreak. There have been a total of 47,371 persons who have recovered from the virus and 3,169 additional negative test results, for a total of 558,635 since testing began. A total of 637,102 individuals have been tested for COVID-19. The combined 14-day positivity rate (including Antigen tests), 11.1%.

There are currently 12 Iowa counties reporting a positivity rate greater than 15% over the last 14 days, unchanged from the previous day. Public schools in Johnson, Story, Plymouth, Sioux, Howard, Fremont, Lee, Carroll, Marion, Wayne, Bremer and Crawford counties can apply for a waiver to change to distance learning.

Here in the KJAN listening area, the IDPH adjusted some COVID-19 figures reported on Monday: Adair County has 50 positive cases instead of 51; Audubon County has 40 cases instead of 41; Montgomery County is up three cases, from 76 to 79; Madison County has 165 cases (compared to 164 Monday); Pottawattamie County saw four more positive cases, for a total of 1,635; Harrison County went up one, to 148 positive cases, and had one additional death, for a total of two.

There are 311 Iowans hospitalized with coronavirus. IDPH reported 88 patients are in intensive care (Compared to 86 yesterday). There are 43 patients on ventilators in the state, 40 patients were admitted to the hospital in since 10-a.m., Monday. In western/southwest Iowa: 7 patients remain hospitalized with COVID-19; 4 remain in an ICU and were no new admissions to area hospitals, and two patients are on ventilators.

Long-Term Care facilities must go 28 days without an active case to be dropped from the state’s outbreak list. IDPH reported 855 positive cases and 412 recoveries within those facilities.

Here are the latest positive case numbers for southwest/western Iowa (County; Positive Case #’s; number of persons who have (recovered); {deaths since the outbreak began}.

• Cass County: 112 cases; (100); 2 deaths
• Adair County: 50 cases; (23); 1 death
• Adams County: 22 cases; (17)
• Audubon County: 40 cases; (27); 1 death
• Guthrie County: 173 cases; (128); 5 deaths
• Montgomery County: 79 cases; (63); 5 deaths
• Pottawattamie County: 1,635 cases; (1,368); 34 deaths
• Shelby County: 215 cases; (205); 1 death.
• Madison County, 165; (111); 2 deaths
• Harrison County, 148 cases; (120); 2 deaths