The Iowa Department of Public Heath, Saturday, at 10-a.m., reported an additional 612 positive COVID-19 test results returned from the labs since Friday, for a pandemic total of 363,090. There were seven additional deaths reported, for a total of 5,470. Locally, there were two more deaths in Pottawattamie County, for a pandemic total to-date, of 143, and there was one additional death in Adair County, for a total of 28. Long Term Care facility deaths account for 2,167 of the State’s total number of deaths.

Long-Term Care facility COVID-Outbreaks remain steady at 18. Hospitalizations have fallen to 181 (compared to 196 on Friday). COVID patients in an ICU declined also, from 46 Friday to 43 Saturday. There were 36 patients admitted to hospitals over the 24-hour reporting periods, compared to 27 on Friday, and nine fewer patients on a ventilator, for a total of 18.

Hospitals in Western & Southwest Iowa report: 10 people remain hospitalized; five COVID patients are in an ICU, there were two people admitted with COVID symptoms, and one person remained on a ventilator.

Iowa’s 14-day and seven-day positivity rates are unchanged at 4.1% each.

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, 1,328 cases; {+0}; 51 deaths
• Adair, 918; {+1}; 28
• Adams, 327 {+2}; 4
• Audubon, 485 {+2}; 9
• Guthrie, 1,163 {+2}; 28
• Harrison County, 1,792; {+3}; 69
• Madison County, 1,538; {+2}; 18
• Mills County, 1,625; {+0}; 20
• Montgomery, 1,039; {+0}; 36
• Pottawattamie County, 10,751; {+18}; 143
• Shelby County, 1,203; {+2}; 33
• Union County,  1,262; {+0}; 31