17 more cases of COVID-19 in our immediate listening area

DES MOINES — 17 more cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in our immediate listening area.

According to the Iowa Department of Public Health’s coronavirus website, between 11 o’clock Thursday morning and 11 o’clock this morning, nine more positive cases were reported from Wright County; five from Franklin; and single cases in Floyd, Hancock and Worth.

That brings the area total of lab-confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic to 461 — 276 in Wright; 43 in Franklin; 39 in Cerro Gordo; 26 in Hancock; 20 in Floyd; 19 in Butler; 16 in Kossuth; 12 in Winnebago; six in Mitchell; and four in Worth.

18 more people have been reported as fully recovered in our area — 13 in Wright and five in Hancock — for a total now of 195. 10 people in our area remain hospitalized.

Looking at the state numbers for the same 24-hour time period — three more deaths were reported for a total now of 641; 381 new cases were confirmed for a total of 23,166; 252 more people have recovered for a total of 14,058.

 

	Confirmed Cases	New Cases
Cerro Gordo	39
Butler	19
Floyd	20	1
Franklin	43	5
Hancock	26	1
Kossuth	16
Mitchell	6
Winnebago	12
Worth	4	1
Wright	276	9
Area Total	461	17

 

	Deaths
Cerro Gordo	1
Butler	2
Floyd	1
Franklin
Hancock
Kossuth
Mitchell
Winnebago
Worth
Wright
Area Total	4

 

	Recovered	New Recovered
Cerro Gordo	24
Butler	13
Floyd	17
Franklin	11
Hancock	14	5
Kossuth	9
Mitchell	4
Winnebago	11
Worth	3
Wright	89	13
Area Total	195	18

 

 

	Hospitalized
Cerro Gordo	1
Butler	1
Floyd	1
Franklin	3
Hancock	1
Kossuth
Mitchell
Winnebago
Worth
Wright	3
Area Total	10