26 more cases of COVID-19 in our area
(Editor’s note — We typically list the number of recovered cases in our news stories. As of 11:00 AM this morning, there appeared to be a discrepancy between Thursday’s and today’s numbers. We will try to update this story once our questions to the Iowa Department of Public Health regarding this have been answered)
MASON CITY — 26 new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in our listening area.
According to the Iowa Department of Public Health’s website in the 24-hour period ending at 11 o’clock this morning, 10 more cases were reported in Cerro Gordo County; five more in Franklin; three each in Hancock and Wright; two in Butler; and single cases in Kossuth, Winnebago and Worth. One case previously reported in Floyd County was reidentified to another county.
It brings the total number of lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases in the area since the start of the pandemic to 1055 — 392 in Wright; 228 in Cerro Gordo; 103 in Franklin; 75 in Floyd; 62 in Butler; 58 in Hancock; 43 in Mitchell; 40 in Kossuth; 32 in Winnebago; and 22 in Worth.
| Confirmed Cases | New Cases | |
| Cerro Gordo | 228 | 10 |
| Butler | 62 | 2 |
| Floyd | 75 | -1 |
| Franklin | 103 | 5 |
| Hancock | 58 | 3 |
| Kossuth | 40 | 1 |
| Mitchell | 43 | |
| Winnebago | 32 | 1 |
| Worth | 22 | 1 |
| Wright | 392 | 3 |
| Area Total | 1055 | 25 |
| Positive by age group | Percentage |
| 0-17 | 7 |
| 18-40 | 51 |
| 41-60 | 26 |
| 61-80 | 12 |
| 80+ | 5 |
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