38 of 390 new COVID-19 cases in Iowa are in north-central Iowa

DES MOINES — Nearly one-tenth of the new COVID-19 cases reported in Iowa in the 24-hour period between 11 o’clock Thursday morning and 11 o’clock this morning are from north-central Iowa.

According to the Iowa Department of Public Health’s website, 38 more cases were confirmed in our immediate listening area during that time — 20 in Wright; five each in Cerro Gordo and Franklin; three each in Floyd and Kossuth; and single cases in Butler and Hancock.

That brings the total number of lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our listening area since the pandemic started to 572 — 314 in Wright; 58 in Cerro Gordo; 57 in Franklin; 34 in Hancock; 31 in Butler; 27 in Floyd; 23 in Kossuth; 13 in Winnebago; nine in Mitchell; and six in Worth.

12 more people in our area have recovered — four each in Wright and Franklin; and single cases in Floyd, Hancock, Winnebago and Worth — for a total of 257.

Looking at the statewide numbers during the same 24-hour period: three more people have died for a pandemic total of 680; 390 more cases of COVID-19 have been identified for a total of 25,127; 221 more people have recovered for a total of 15,674. 

 

	Confirmed Cases	New Cases
Cerro Gordo	58	5
Butler	31	1
Floyd	27	3
Franklin	57	5
Hancock	34	1
Kossuth	23	3
Mitchell	9
Winnebago	13
Worth	6
Wright	314	20
Area Total	572	38

 

 

	Recovered	New Recovered
Cerro Gordo	27
Butler	16
Floyd	18	1
Franklin	22	4
Hancock	21	1
Kossuth	13
Mitchell	4
Winnebago	12	1
Worth	4	1
Wright	120	4
Area Total	257	12

 

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