Iowa’s Coronavirus dashboard today (Thursday), indicates 41 people have died from complications of COVID-19 since yesterday’s record 47 deaths, for a total of 2,312. There is one more death to report in Shelby County, where the total now stands at nine. The number of deaths attributed to a pre-existing condition statewide are at 1,327, while deaths at Long-Term Care facilities amount to 1,038, 15 more than on Wednesday. Three more long-term care facilities report COVID-19 outbreaks, bringing the total to 152. Those care facilities report 4,647 positive cases and 1,796 recovered. Cass County’s three LTC facilities have a total of 208 confirmed positive cases and 123 recovered.

Officials say there have been 3,331 new confirmed, Positive cases of the virus reported since yesterday, for a total since the pandemic began, of 222,278. Cass County has 12 new positive cases, for a total of 797. Mills County crossed the 1,000+ mark for positive cases, at 1,012. Pottawattamie County positive cases continue to grow exponentially, to 6,081 as of today.

Hospitalizations have fallen from 1,305 Wednesday to 1,269 today. There are: 271 patients in intensive care (2 more than Wed.); 193 patients admitted in the last 24 hours, down from 198 previously; and there are 142 people on a ventilator, Compared to 150 previously. In western/southwestern Iowa: there are 60 COVID patients in the hospital (down from 64 Wed.); 17 are in an ICU (two less than before); 10 people were admitted to a hospital, compared to six previously, and seve people are on a ventilator, one less than before.

The state’s data shows that 1,194,529 Iowans have been tested for coronavirus. Test results received yesterday amounted to 8,712, with 6,737 coming back Negative and 1,923 Positive. Iowa’s statewide 14-day positivity rate continues to decline, now at 18.6%. The Individual Positivity rate is also at 18.6%. Cass County’s Positivity rate remain at 20.3%. Taylor County has the highest rate in southwest Iowa, at 24.6%. Audubon County is the lowest, at 10.8%.  A total of 970,158 Iowans have tested negative for COVID-19.

The IDPH says 124,522 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, 797 cases {+12}; 497 recovered; 21 deaths
• Adair, 425 {+3}; 201; 8
• Adams, 164 {+3}; 84; 2
• Audubon, 293 {+8}; 166; 1
• Guthrie, 732 {+6); 410; 15
• Harrison County, 1,060 {+36}; 698; 28
• Madison County, 673 {+10}; 372; 4
• Mills County, 1,017 {+18}; 442; 7
• Montgomery, 449 {+13}; 203; 10
• Pottawattamie County, 6,109 {+184]; 3,457; 67
• Shelby County, 748 {+13}; 439; 9
• Union County,  750 {+16}; 283; 6