Iowa’s Coronavirus dashboard as of 10-a.m. Monday (today), indicated there are six additional deaths attributed to COVID-19 since Sunday’s report, for a total of 1,991. The number of deaths attributed to a pre-existing conditions statewide are 1,261, while deaths at Long-Term Care facilities amount to 934, two more than yesterday.

Officials say since 10-a.m. Sunday, there have been 2,335 new confirmed, Positive cases of the virus, for a total since the pandemic began, of 187,020. Cass County has two new, Positive cases of COVID, for a total of 649. Double-digit Positive case increases were reported in Harrison, Mills and Pottawattamie Counties. (see the list below).

There remain 100 Long-Term Care facility (LTC) outbreaks. Those care facilities report 2,916 positive cases and 1,387 recovered.

Hospitalization rates continue to climb, from 1,279 yesterday to 1,392 today. The IDPH says 271 COVID patients are in the ICU (24 more than Sunday), 243 patients have been admitted to a hospital (35 more than Sunday), and there are 123 on a ventilator (compared to 115 yesterday). In western/southwestern Iowa: there are 70 COVID patients in the hospital (5 more than yesterday); 21 are in an ICU (4 more than Sunday), 12 people were admitted to a hospital (compared to 4 on Sunday), and there are eight people a ventilator.

Iowa lists approximately 2,790 available hospital beds, 354 available ICU beds and 850 available ventilators. Health department data shows 1,019 of hospitalized patients were admitted for a primary COVID-19 diagnosis, while 373 were hospitalized for a different reason but tested positive. The state reports 75% of hospitalized patients are over the age of 60. The state now reports 2% of hospitalized patients are under the age of 18.

The state’s data shows that 1,105,476 Iowans have been tested for coronavirus. Test results received yesterday amounted to 6,334, with 4,613 coming back Negative and 1,698 Positive.  The total number of Negative results since the beginning of the pandemic is 915,770. The state receives test results from prior days and adds them to the overall total. Iowa’s 14-day positivity rate is 23.2, and the Individual Positivity rate is 16.9%. The IDPH says 108,174 Iowans have recovered from the virus.

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, 649 cases {+2}; 411 recovered; 14 deaths
• Adair, 345 {+3}; 134; 5
• Adams, 136; 66; 1
• Audubon, 253 {+1}; 130; 1
• Guthrie, 617 {+3); 356; 15
• Harrison County, 911 {+17}; 573; 24
• Madison County, 557 {+6}; 341; 4
• Mills County, 784 {+23}; 338; 4
• Montgomery, 343 {+15}; 201; 9
• Pottawattamie County, 4,780 {+95]; 3,093; 55
• Shelby County, 635 {+4}; 436; 3
• Union County,  555 {+2}; 257; 6