The Iowa Department of Public Health’s Coronavirus dashboard today (Friday), said there were 1,259 new (Positive) COVID-19 cases reported since 10-a.m. Thursday, and 10 additional deaths. As of 10 a.m. Friday, IDPH reported 78,227 total COVID-19 cases, 56,474 recoveries and 1,258 deaths since the pandemic began. There have been 726,050 Iowans tested for the virus. IDPH reported 6,381 lab test results received in the previous day, with 729 positive results. IDPH reports a positivity rate of 8.5% over the last 14 days. One of four Iowans have been tested for COVID-19, while 1 of 40 have tested positive.

In the KJAN listening area, there are new Positive tests results to report for nearly all of the counties in our area, except Cass and Adams. Adair and Union Counties have three new cases each. There are four more cases in Audubon County, one more each in Guthrie County and Montgomery Counties, two new cases each in Shelby and Harrison Counties, three more in Union County, seven more in Madison County, nine more cases in Mills County, and 82 new cases in Pottawattamie County,

IDPH reported 39 long-term care facilities with coronavirus outbreaks, unchanged from the previous day. There are 928 positive cases and 466 recoveries within those facilities. There have been 661 deaths in Iowa’s long-term care facilities, accounting for more than half of the statewide total. Across the State, hospitalizations are up 10 to 281. The number of patients with COVID-19 who are in an ICU is up to 91; 55 people were admitted to a hospital with symptoms of the virus, and 39 patients were on ventilators. In western/southwest Iowa, hospitals report 12 people are hospitalized with COVID-19; 8 are in an ICU; One person was admitted to an area hospital with symptoms, and one person remains on  ventilator.

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: 126 cases; (113); 2 deaths
• Adair County: 62 cases; (42); 1 death
• Adams County: 27 cases; (23)
• Audubon County: 53 cases; (32); 1 death
• Guthrie County: 209 cases; (156); 5 deaths
• Montgomery County: 85 cases; (79); 5 deaths
• Pottawattamie County: 1,934 cases; (1,582); 37 deaths
• Shelby County: 240 cases; (227); 1 death.
• Madison County, 198; (151); 2 deaths
• Harrison County, 166 cases; (151); 2 deaths
• Union County: 114 cases; (85); 3 deaths.
• Mills County: 162 cases; (114); 1 death.