Iowa’s Coronavirus dashboard (as of 10-a.m., Monday), indicated three more deaths have been attributed to COVID-19 since Sunday’s report, for a total of 1,845. The number of deaths attributed to a pre-existing conditions statewide are 1,199, while deaths at Long-Term Care facilities amount to 890, which is unchanged from Sunday.

Officials say there are 4,212 new confirmed cases of the virus, for a total since the pandemic began, of 156,816. Cass County has four more Positive cases of COVID, for a total of 583. Double-digit Positive case increases were reported in Mills and Pottawattamie Counties.

The number of Long-Term Care facility (LTC) outbreaks remain 92. Those care facilities report 2,862 positive cases and 1,207 recoveries.   In Cass County, three facilities: Atlantic Specialty Care, The Heritage House, and the Griswold Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, have a combined total of 144 positive cases, with 34 recovered [75 at Atlantic Specialty Care, 55 at Griswold Rehab & Health Care Center, and 14 at the Heritage House]. Harrison County has 298 cases among three facilities, and 210 recovered.  (For more data, go to https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/)

A record number of Iowans are hospitalized with COVID-19. Hospitalizations were up from 992 on Sunday to 1,034 today. COVID patients in an ICU amount to 184 (compared to 190 Sunday). Persons admitted to a hospital since 10-a.m. Sunday number 152 (Compared to 181 on Sunday), and there are 82 persons on a ventilator, compared to 77 on Sunday. In western/southwestern Iowa: there are 65 COVID patients in the hospital (compared to 59 Sunday); 21 are in an ICU (1 more than yesterday), Six people were admitted (Compared to 4 Sunday), and there are currently four people on a ventilator (2 more than yesterday). Iowa has approximately 2,800 available inpatient beds, with 382 ICU beds and 729 ventilators available.

The health department reports 1,040,914 Iowans have been tested for COVID-19. The state received 10,700 lab test results in the previous day, with 2,952 Positive results and 7,964 Negative results (total Negative to-date: 882,347). The IDPH says 101,041 Iowans have recovered from the virus. The State’s Individual Positivity rate is up to 15.1%, and the 14-day rolling average is up to 20.1%. Out of Iowa’s 99 counties, 50 have a positivity rate of 20% or greater. The highest counties are Jones, with 42.7%, and Wayne, with 40.2%. Both are in eastern Iowa. Page County’s rate is 33.7% (the highest in southwest Iowa). Taylor County has a positivity rate of 26.3%. Shelby County 23.4%

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, 583 cases {+4}; 364 recovered; 10 deaths
• Adair, 284 {+6}; 101; 3
• Adams, 105 {+2}; 60; 1
• Audubon, 228; 115; 1
• Guthrie, 506 {+4); 325; 15
• Harrison County, 828 {+12}; 486; 21
• Madison County, 467 {+9}; 314; 4
• Mills County, 625 {+23}; 286; 3
• Montgomery, 275 {+8}; 202; 7
• Pottawattamie County, 4,103 {+65]; 2,835; 49
• Shelby County, 530 {+5}; 429; 2
• Union County,  378 {+9}; 254; 6