The Iowa Department of Public Health’s Coronavirus dashboard (as of 10-a.m.,Wednesday, showed there were 13 additional COVID-19 related deaths to report from the previous 24-hours, after two days of no increases. The pandemic death toll in Iowa is 5,835. There was one additional death reported in each of Pottawattamie and Shelby Counties, where the totals are 157 and 35, respectively. Long-Term Care facility deaths account for 2,282 of the total number of deaths across the state.

There were 797 additional positive test results for COVID-19 returned from the labs, for a total of 383,337. There remain two Long-Term Care facility outbreaks, with 20 positive cases among residents and staff within those facilities. Health officials say COVID-related hospitalizations stand at 216. There are 44 COVID patients in an ICU, compared to 53 on Tuesday. The IDPH say 55 people were admitted to a hospital across the state, compared to 28 the day before, and 24 patients are on a ventilator (3 less than Tuesday).

RMCC Region 4 hospitals (those in western/southwest Iowa) show: There are 19 hospitalized with COVID; 12 COVID patients are in an ICU; five people were admitted with symptoms of COVID, and there are three COVID patients on a ventilator. The 14-day positivity rate is 4.8%. The seven-day rate is 4.9%. More than 675,00 individuals have completed their COVID-19 vaccine series in Iowa. There have been 1,674,550 vaccine doses administered in Iowa, with 675,229 individuals completing the vaccination series.

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, 1,412 cases; {+6}; 54 deaths
• Adair, 958; {+1}; 32
• Adams, 330 {+1}; 4
• Audubon, 507 {+1}; 9
• Guthrie, 1,243 {+0}; 28
• Harrison County, 1,857; {+2}; 73
• Madison County, 1,651; {+4; 19
• Mills County, 1,720; {+2}; 20
• Montgomery, 1,063 {+2}; 37
• Pottawattamie County, 11,533; {+43}; 157
• Shelby County, 1,305 {+5}; 35
• Union County,  1,314; {+4}; 32