Corning Fire and Rescue responded to an accident with injuries, early this (Saturday) morning, northeast of Corning. Officials reports crews were dispatched at around 12:48-a.m. to 2107 Corning Carl Road for a vehicle accident. Firefighters had to use the jaws of life to extricate one victim. One person was injured in the accident with unknown injuries.

Corning Ambulance and Adams County Sheriffs Department were also on scene.

The Iowa Department of Public Health reported 463 new coronavirus cases and 7 additional deaths today (Saturday). As of 10 a.m., IDPH reported 44,937 total positive cases in the state, 32,802 recoveries and 872 deaths. As of 10 a.m. Friday, IDPH had reported 44,474 positive cases and 865 deaths. Cass County reports two more positive COVID-19 cases for a total of 42, and the first death in the County.

A total of 480,425 Iowans have been tested for COVID-19. IDPH reported 4,804 Iowans tested the previous day, with a positivity rate of 8.2% . Health officials report 242 Iowans are currently hospitalized, up from 228 the previous day. There are 77 patients listed in intensive care, up from 71 the previous day. There are currently 35 patients on ventilators, up from 29 the previous day. There were 36 patients admitted in the last 24 hours, up from 31 the previous day.

Hospitals in western/southwest Iowa report: 14 people are hospitalized with COVID-19; eight are in an ICU; one person was recently admitted, and three people are on a ventilator. The IDPH Dashboard current County/Positive Case count/reported recoveries (   ), and the number of deaths to date (if any)  {    }:

• Cass: 42 [2 more than yesterday] (34) {1 death}
• Adair: 20 (16)
• Adams: 15 (10)
• Audubon: 28 [1 more than yesterday] (15) {1}
• Guthrie: 125 [1 more than Friday] (79) {5}
• Montgomery: 42 (29) {3}
• Pottawattamie: 1,171 (776) {21}
• Shelby: 156 [2 more than Friday] (131) {1 death}

There are currently COVID-19 outbreaks in 22 of Iowa’s long-term care facilities. IDPH reported 748 positive cases and 318 recoveries. There have been 470 deaths in Iowa’s long-term care facilities.

The Iowa Department of Public Health displays the latest coronavirus information in real time on this website

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office located a stolen vehicle near Sidney early Saturday morning and made an arrest. Deputies were advised at 12:58 a.m. of a report of a truck stolen out of Council Bluffs that was possibly in the Sidney area. Deputies located the vehicle on Highway 2 near 350th Avenue, east of Sidney.

After stopping the vehicle, the driver 57-year-old Ralph Peterson of Council Bluffs was arrested for Theft 1st Degree and Theft 5th Degree. He was taken into custody without incident and held in the Fremont County Jail on $10,000 bond.

A woman from Lamoni was arrested early Saturday morning in Montgomery County following a traffic stop. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s reports at 12:37 a.m. a traffic stop was conducted at the intersection of Boxelder Avenue and Highway 34. Upon further investigation, Kilee Licht of Lamoni was taken into custody on a Decatur County warrant for Failure to Appear. Licht was taken to Montgomery County Jail where she was booked in and held on $300 cash bond.