40 more cases of COVID-19 locally identified, 30 more recovered

DES MOINES — 40 more 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 leading up to 11 o’clock this morning, 21 new cases were reported in Cerro Gordo County; four in Wright; three each in Franklin, Hancock, and Worth; two each in Floyd and Mitchell; and single new cases in Butler and Kossuth. That brings the total number of COVID-19 cases identified in our listening area since the start of the pandemic to 1241.

729 of those cases, or 58.7%, have fully recovered. 30 more cases locally have been reported as fully recovered — 18 in Cerro Gordo; four in Wright; two each in Floyd and Kossuth; and single cases in Butler, Franklin, Hancock and Winnebago.

Looking at the statewide numbers during the same time period, four more deaths were reported for a total now of 752; 368 new cases were reported for a total of 35,830; 317 more people have recovered for a total of 26,906. 

 

	Confirmed Cases	New Cases
Cerro Gordo	342	21
Butler	71	1
Floyd	84	2
Franklin	114	3
Hancock	64	3
Kossuth	43	1
Mitchell	48	2
Winnebago	44
Worth	28	3
Wright	403	4
Area Total	1241	40

 

Positive by age group in area	Percentage
0-17	6
18-40	51
41-60	25
61-80	12
80+	6

 

 

	Deaths
Cerro Gordo	1
Butler	2
Floyd	2
Franklin
Hancock	1
Kossuth
Mitchell
Winnebago
Worth
Wright	1
Area Total	7

 

	Recovered	New Recovered	Total % Recovered
Cerro Gordo	89	18	26.02
Butler	55	1	77.46
Floyd	61	2	72.62
Franklin	65	1	57.01
Hancock	48	1	75
Kossuth	27	2	62.79
Mitchell	36		75
Winnebago	23	1	52.27
Worth	10		35.71
Wright	315	4	78.16
Area Total	729	30	58.74