The Iowa Department of Public Heath at 10-a.m., Monday, reported an additional 238 positive COVID-19 test results returned from the labs since Sunday, for a pandemic total of 363,707. There was also one additional death reported, for a total of 5,472. Long Term Care facility deaths account for 2,168 of the State’s total number of deaths.

The number of Long-Term Care facility COVID-19 Outbreaks are unchanged, at 19. Hospitalizations increased slightly, to 197. COVID patients in an ICU decreased from 50 to 48. There were 31 patients admitted to hospitals over the 24-hour reporting period, and 15 patients on a ventilator.

Hospitals in Western & Southwest Iowa report: 11 people remain hospitalized for COVID; five COVID patients are in an ICU, there were three new admissions for patients with COVID from 10-a.m. Sunday through 10-a.m. Monday, and one person remained on a ventilator.

Iowa’s 14-day positivity rate is up a bit, to 4.3%, while the seven-day rate increased from 4.2% to 4.5%.

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, 1,331 cases; {+0}; 51 deaths
• Adair, 920; {+0}; 28
• Adams, 326 {+1}; 4
• Audubon, 485 {+0}; 9
• Guthrie, 1,164 {+1}; 28
• Harrison County, 1,793; {+1}; 69
• Madison County, 1,542; {+0}; 18
• Mills County, 1,631; {+2}; 20
• Montgomery, 1,037; {+0}; 36
• Pottawattamie County, 10,756; {+0}; 143
• Shelby County, 1,206; {+1}; 33
• Union County,  1,262; {+1}; 31