The Iowa Department of Public Heath Wednesday, reported on the Coronavirus dashboard, an additional 883 positive COVID-19 test results, for a pandemic total of 368,636.  There were also 27 additional deaths reported, for a statewide total of 5,601. There was one additional death reported in each of Cass, Adair and Pottawattamie Counties. Long-Term Care facility deaths account for 2,195 of the State’s total number of deaths.

The number of Long-Term Care facility COVID-19 Outbreaks is down to six. Three less than before. Hospitalization  statistics are down again, with 173 Iowans hospitalized with COVID, compared to 179 previously. The number of COVID patients in an ICU is up six, to 39. There were five more patients admitted to hospitals over the 24-hour reporting period, for a total of 22, and 10 patients are on a ventilator.

Hospitals in Western & Southwest Iowa report: 15 people are hospitalized for COVID; seven are in an ICU, no one with COVID symptoms was admitted over the past 24-hours, and one person was on a ventilator.

State data shows 916,360 vaccine doses have been administered in Iowa, with 293,783 individuals fully vaccinated. Iowa’s 14-day positivity rate remains 4.1%, but the seven-day positivity rate was up a tick, 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, 1,372 cases; {+2}; 52 deaths
• Adair, 933; {+0}; 31
• Adams, 327 {+1}; 4
• Audubon, 494 {+1}; 9
• Guthrie, 1,180 {+0}; 28
• Harrison County, 1,802; {+2}; 70
• Madison County, 1,596; {+1}; 18
• Mills County, 1,646; {+6}; 20
• Montgomery, 1,046; {+0}; 36
• Pottawattamie County, 10,911; {+22}; 148
• Shelby County, 1,240; {+8}; 34
• Union County,  1,274; {+4}; 31