The Iowa Department of Public Health’s Coronavirus dashboard, on Tuesday (4/20) said there after two deaths with no additional deaths reported, five were added since 10-a.m. Monday, bringing the pandemic death toll to 5,886. Long-Term Care facility deaths account for 2,303 of the total number of deaths across the state.

There were 555 additional positive test results for COVID-19 returned from the labs, for a total of 389,903. There is now just one Long-Term Care facility outbreak to report, down from two the past week. And, there are 18 positive cases among residents and staff at those two facilities, down from 23 previously.

More than two-million (2,066,971) COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Iowa, and 886,340 individuals have completed the vaccine series.

Health officials say COVID-related hospitalizations statewide are on the rise, but there is a decline in our area. Statewide, hospitalization rose from 205 Monday to 215, Tuesday. 53 COVID patients in an ICU (2 more than yesterday). The IDPH says 34 people with COVID symptoms were admitted to a hospital across the state (an increase of 7 from Monday), and 19 patients remain on a ventilator. RMCC Region 4 hospitals (those in western/southwest Iowa) show: There are 22 hospitalized with COVID; 10 COVID patients are in an ICU; one person was admitted with symptoms of COVID, and there remain four COVID patients on a ventilator.

The 14-day positivity rate in Iowa is down a pinch, to 4.5%, while the seven-day positivity rate still stands at 4.4%.

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, 1,429 cases; {+0}; 54 deaths
Adair, 968; {+4}; 32
Adams, 341 {+3}; 4
Audubon, 513 {+2}; 9
Guthrie, 1,261 {+1}; 29
Harrison County, 1,896; {+0}; 73
Madison County, 1,682; {+3; 19
Mills County, 1,753; {+0}; 20
Montgomery, 1,084 {+1}; 37
Pottawattamie County, 11,845; {+15}; 162
Shelby County, 1,348 {+4}; 37
Union County, 1,314; {+0}; 32