Here are the latest COVID-19 numbers from the Iowa Coronavirus dashboard (as of 10-a.m. today, Wednesday): There are 1,276 more Positive test results back from the labs since 10-a.m. Tuesday, for a total of 109,573. And, 31 more Iowans have died from the virus, for a total of 1,576. Pre-existing conditions accounted for 1,053 of the deaths.There was one more COVID-related death in Guthrie County, for a total of 15.

The data show 911,681 tests have been completed to-date, with 5,367 results coming back since Tuesday’s report. Negative test results received since yesterday amount to 4,670 (for a total of 800,452), with 647 positive test results.  The IDPH says 84,641 Iowans have recovered from the effects of COVID-19. The state says 12% of individuals have tested positive, and the 14 day rolling average positivity rate is 9.7%. There are currently 14 Iowa counties reporting a positivity rate greater than 15% over the last 14 days, down from 15 the previous day. Taylor County has the highest rate at 21.4%. Cass and Harrison counties are tied with a 21.1% rolling positivity rate. Public schools in these area counties….Taylor, Cass,Harrison, Carroll and Crawford, are among several across the State eligible to apply for a waiver to provide 100% virtual learning.

In the KJAN listening area, there are : 23 more Positive cases in Cass County. for a total of 340; 41 more in Pottawattamie County; eight more cases in Adair and Harrison Counties; seven each in Shelby and Union Counties; six more in Mills County; five new cases in Audubon County; four in Guthrie County, and three each in Adams and Montgomery Counties.

Hospitalizations continue to rise, from 501 yesterday to 534 today. That’s the second highest daily rate on record for the pandemic. Intensive Care Unit numbers are up from 122 to 134. Officials say 90 people with COVID symptoms were admitted to an Iowa hospital, since Tuesday, compared to 71 yesterday. And, there are 49 patients on a ventilator, compared to 45 yesterday. Hospitals in western/southwest Iowa report 48 people with the virus are in a hospital facility, compared to 41 yesterday. There are 15 people in an ICU, compared to 14 Tuesday, nine persons were admitted, compared to eight the previous day, and one person remains on a ventilator.

There are 68 Long Term Care facility outbreaks in Iowa, three more than on Tuesday. The IDPH reports: 1, 709 patients/staff at those facilities have tested positive for COVID; 692 patients/staff have recovered, and LTC deaths are up 10, to 786.

In the KJAN listening area, here are the current number positive cases in each county, along with the 24-hour change in case numbers {+#}; the number of persons recovered, and the total number of [deaths] (if any), since the pandemic began,

• Cass, 340 cases {+23}; 241 recovered; 2 deaths
• Adair, 144 {+8}; 67; 1
• Adams, 70 {+3}; 36; 0
• Audubon, 134 {+5}; 76; 1
• Guthrie, 373 {+4); 233; 15
• Harrison County, 589 {+9}; 228; 8
• Madison County, 344 {+1}; 214; 2
• Mills County, 345 {+6}; 179; 1
• Montgomery, 158 {+3}; 139; 5
• Pottawattamie County, 3,007 {+43]; 2,213; 44
• Shelby County, 351 {+7}; 306; 1
• Union County,  216 {+7}; 186; 3