The Iowa Department of Public Heath, Sunday, at 10-a.m., reported an additional 379 positive COVID-19 test results returned from the labs since Saturday, for a pandemic total of 363,469. There was also one additional death reported, for a total of 5,471. Long Term Care facility deaths account for 2,168 of the State’s total number of deaths.

Long-Term Care facility COVID-Outbreaks are up a bit, to 19. Hospitalizations increased from 181 Saturday, to 196 Sunday. COVID patients in an ICU increased also, from 43 Saturday to 50 on Sunday. There were 39 patients admitted to hospitals over the 24-hour reporting period, compared to 36 on Saturday, and 19 patients on a ventilator.

Hospitals in Western & Southwest Iowa report: nine people remain hospitalized; five COVID patients are in an ICU, there were no new admissions for patients with COVID, and one person remained on a ventilator.

Iowa’s 14-day and seven-day positivity rate remains 4.1%, while the seven-date rate was up slightly to 4.2%.

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, 1,333 cases; {+5}; 51 deaths
• Adair, 920; {+2}; 28
• Adams, 326 {+0}; 4
• Audubon, 486 {+1}; 9
• Guthrie, 1,163 {+0}; 28
• Harrison County, 1,792; {+0}; 69
• Madison County, 1,542; {+4}; 18
• Mills County, 1,629; {+4}; 20
• Montgomery, 1,039; {+0}; 36
• Pottawattamie County, 10,761; {+10}; 143
• Shelby County, 1,205; {+2}; 33
• Union County,  1,263; {+1}; 31