11 COVID-19-related deaths reported in north-central Iowa

MASON CITY — After four straight days of no COVID-19-related deaths being reported in north-central Iowa, 11 more deaths have now been reported in our listening area.

In the 24 hours leading up to 11 o’clock this morning, six deaths were reported in Kossuth County, two in Wright, and single deaths in Cerro Gordo, Franklin and Mitchell counties. The new deaths bring the total in our listening area since the start of the pandemic to 297.

There have been 65 deaths in Cerro Gordo County, 41 in Kossuth, 34 in Mitchell, 24 in Wright and 18 in Franklin.

For the second straight day the number of those recovered in north-central Iowa outpaced the number of new cases reported. 159 more north-central Iowans have recovered while 62 new cases were identified. The listening area’s active case count dropped from 1959 Monday to 1851 on Tuesday.

In Cerro Gordo County, 12 new cases were identified while 30 new recoveries were reported, with the county’s active case count dropping from 453 on Monday to 434 on Tuesday.

In the north-central Iowa medical region, the number of people hospitalized dropped from 46 on Monday to 41 today. Five patients are in an intensive care unit and four are on a ventilator.

The ten-county listening area’s 14-day average positivity rate is at 15%, slightly lower than the 15.4% on Monday. The seven-day average positivity rate is 12.3%, also slightly lower than the 13% on Monday. 

 

 

Deaths	Total	Underlying Cause	Contributing Factor	New
Cerro Gordo	65	54	11	1
Butler	23	20	3
Floyd	36	28	8
Franklin	18	17	1	1
Hancock	24	19	5
Kossuth	41	38	3	6
Mitchell	34	34	0	1
Winnebago	29	24	5
Worth	3	2	1
Wright	24	22	2	2
Area Total	297	258	39	11

 

Confirmed Cases	Total	New
Cerro Gordo	4529	12
Butler	1414	8
Floyd	1349	5
Franklin	981
Hancock	1258	2
Kossuth	1654	15
Mitchell	1116
Winnebago	1157	4
Worth	579	5
Wright	1598	11
Area Total	15635	62

 

 

Recovered	Total	New
Cerro Gordo	4030	30
Butler	1163	11
Floyd	1191	12
Franklin	813	11
Hancock	1035	26
Kossuth	1434	19
Mitchell	918	11
Winnebago	1022	9
Worth	453	15
Wright	1428	15
Area Total	13487	159

 

 

Active Cases	1/12/21	1/11/21	1/1/21	1/1/21	12/1/20	11/1/20
	Tuesday	Monday	Last Friday	January 1st	December 1st	November 1st
Cerro Gordo	434	453	549	549	1807	477
Butler	228	231	175	175	517	82
Floyd	122	129	130	130	550	60
Franklin	150	162	133	133	305	42
Hancock	199	223	235	235	408	134
Kossuth	179	189	269	269	535	176
Mitchell	164	176	173	173	447	119
Winnebago	106	111	123	123	359	192
Worth	123	133	126	126	118	46
Wright	146	152	183	183	410	182
Area Total	1851	1959	2096	2096	5526	1510