The Iowa Department of Public Health today (As of 6:30-a.m.) reports 1,369 new positive COVID-19 cases since 10-a.m. Friday. The IDPH said Friday there had been 33 additional deaths since 10-a.m. Thursday, for a total to-date, of 4,478. Long-Term Care facility deaths are up to 1,857.  In southwest Iowa, one additional death was reported Friday in each of Madison, Mills and Pottawattamie Counties. COVID-19 deaths attributed to Underlying causes amount to 4,076, while COVID was a contributing factor to 402 of the total deaths.

The number of Iowans hospitalized with COVID-19 declined from 450 on Friday to 419 today. The number admitted in the last 24 hours dropped from 66 to 64. There are 76 patients in ICU and 38 patients on ventilators. In RMCC Region 4 (Western/southwest Iowa hospitals): 29 are hospitalized w/Covid; 8 are in an ICU; 2 were admitted Friday, and 3 are on a ventilator. The number of long-term care facilities reporting COVID-19 outbreaks is up a bit, from 69 Friday to 71, today. The state reports 1,901 positive cases and 1,028 recoveries among residents and staff within those facilities.

The health department reports 311,965 total Positive cases, and 273,189 total recoveries since the pandemic began. Positivity rates continue to decline in Iowa. The 14-day Positivity rate declined from 11.1% Friday to 11% today. The 7-day positivity rate is up slightly, from 8.3% to 8.4%. There have been 1,444, 460 Iowans tested for COVID-19, with 3,489,247 tests administered in the state.

Gov. Kim Reynolds said Thursday that Iowa’s vaccination data would be available on the health department website starting next week.

In the KJAN listening area, here are the current number positive cases by County; The # of new cases since yesterday {+} – if any; and the total number of deaths in each county to date:

• Cass, 1,147 cases; {+0}; 43 deaths
• Adair, 696; {+3}; 20
• Adams, 298; {+0}; 3
• Audubon, 422; {+5}; 8
• Guthrie, 1,041 {+5}; 24
• Harrison County, 1,581; {+7}; 62
• Madison County, 1,232; {+5}; 10
• Mills County, 1,384; {+3}; 17
• Montgomery, 882; {+8}; 24
• Pottawattamie County, 9,127; {+34}; 115
• Shelby County, 1050; {+9}; 27
• Union County,  1,107; {+5}; 23