(Des Moines) – The Iowa Department of Public Health, Thursday (Today), reported there were 543 additional positive COVID-19 cases, for a pandemic total of 394,001, and one additional death, for a statewide total of 5,931 since the start of the pandemic. Deaths at long-term care facilities in Iowa account for 2,313 of the total number of deaths statewide.

Iowa’s positivity rate data show the 14-day average is 4.0%, and the 7-day average is 3.9%. Virus hospitalization data from the past 24-hours show: 184 hospitalized; 37 persons were admitted; 44 patients are in ICU (an increase of 7 from Wed.), and 25 patients are on ventilators. In RMCC Region 4 (hospitals in western/southwest Iowa): 17 COVID patients are hospitalized; 10 are in an ICU; three people were admitted with symptoms of the virus, and there are now four people on a ventilator.

Vaccinations administered as of Thursday total more than 2.28-million, and more than one-million persons have had their vaccination series completed.

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, 1,450 cases; {+3}; 54 deaths
Adair, 980; {+2}; 32
Adams, 346 {+1}; 4
Audubon, 518 {+2}; 9
Guthrie, 1,280 {+4}; 29
Harrison County, 1,912; {+0}; 73
Madison County, 1,708; {+4; 19
Mills County, 1,772; {+1}; 21
Montgomery, 1,099;{+2}; 37
Pottawattamie County, 12,030; {+15}; 164
Shelby County, 1,355 {+2}; 37
Union County, 1,324; {+3}; 32