18 of 23 new COVID-19 cases in north-central Iowa are in Wright County
DES MOINES — 23 more cases of COVID-19 have been identified in our immediate listening area, most of those cases being in Wright County.
In the 24-hour period ending at 11 o’clock this morning, 18 more cases had been reported in Wright County; three more in Franklin; and single new cases in Floyd and Hancock. That brings the area’s total since the pandemic started to 596 — 314 in Wright; 63 in Franklin; 59 in Cerro Gordo; 38 in Hancock; 35 in Butler; 34 in Floyd; 24 in Kossuth; 15 in Winnebago; eight in Mitchell and six in Worth.
Five more people in our listening area have recovered — three from Wright and single cases in Franklin and Mitchell — to bring the area’s total to 287.
14 people in the area remain hospitalized — four from Franklin; three from Wright; two from Cerro Gordo and Butler; and single cases from Floyd, Hancock and Worth counties.
Looking at the statewide numbers in the same 24-hour period — 28 more deaths have been reported to bring the total to 686; 182 more cases have been identified to bring the total to 26,047; 111 more people have recovered to bring the total to 16,129.
Confirmed Cases | New Cases | |
Cerro Gordo | 59 | |
Butler | 35 | |
Floyd | 34 | 1 |
Franklin | 63 | 3 |
Hancock | 38 | 1 |
Kossuth | 24 | |
Mitchell | 8 | |
Winnebago | 15 | |
Worth | 6 | |
Wright | 314 | 18 |
Area Total | 596 | 23 |
Recovered | New Recovered | |
Cerro Gordo | 28 | |
Butler | 19 | |
Floyd | 18 | |
Franklin | 25 | 1 |
Hancock | 24 | |
Kossuth | 13 | |
Mitchell | 5 | 1 |
Winnebago | 12 | |
Worth | 5 | |
Wright | 138 | 3 |
Area Total | 287 | 5 |
Deaths | |
Cerro Gordo | 1 |
Butler | 2 |
Floyd | 1 |
Franklin | |
Hancock | |
Kossuth | |
Mitchell | |
Winnebago | |
Worth | |
Wright | |
Area Total | 4 |
Hospitalized | |
Cerro Gordo | 2 |
Butler | 2 |
Floyd | 1 |
Franklin | 4 |
Hancock | 1 |
Kossuth | |
Mitchell | |
Winnebago | |
Worth | 1 |
Wright | 3 |
Area Total | 14 |