53% of listening area’s COVID-19 cases have been identified in the month of July

DES MOINES — Three new deaths from COVID-19 have been reported in Iowa.

According to the Iowa Department of Public Health’s website, the number of deaths statewide has risen to 839. 458 additional positive cases of coronavirus have been reported in Iowa to bring the total number of cases identified since the start of the pandemic to 43,196. Of those, 31,196 people have recovered, or just above 72%.

Looking at numbers in our listening area as of 11 o’clock this morning: a total of 1737 positive cases of COVID-19 have been reported since the start of the pandemic — 554 in Cerro Gordo; 431 in Wright; 179 in Franklin; 106 in Hancock; 100 in Butler; 97 in Floyd; 76 in Mitchell; 73 in Kossuth; 69 in Winnebago and 52 in Worth. 926 of those 1737 positive cases in the area have come since July 1st, or 53.3%. 82% of Cerro Gordo County’s 554 cases have come in July.

Of those 1737 positive cases, 1048 have recovered — 380 in Wright; 195 in Cerro Gordo; 99 in Franklin; 81 in Butler; 77 in Hancock; 70 in Floyd; 65 in Mitchell; 33 in Kossuth; 30 in Winnebago; and 18 in Worth — for a percentage recovered of just under 55%.

Eight more people in the area have been hospitalized to bring the number of COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized as of July 27th to 20.

 

	Confirmed Cases
Cerro Gordo	554
Butler	100
Floyd	97
Franklin	179
Hancock	106
Kossuth	73
Mitchell	76
Winnebago	69
Worth	52
Wright	431
Area Total	1737

 

 

July case count	Cases before July 1	New since July 1	% since July 1
Cerro Gordo	102	452	81.59
Butler	47	53	53
Floyd	66	31	31.96
Franklin	77	102	56.98
Hancock	47	59	55.66
Kossuth	32	41	56.16
Mitchell	29	47	61.84
Winnebago	26	43	62.31
Worth	15	37	71.15
Wright	370	61	14.15
Area Total	811	926	53.31

 

 

 

	Deaths
Cerro Gordo	16
Butler	2
Floyd	2
Franklin	3
Hancock	2
Kossuth
Mitchell
Winnebago
Worth
Wright	1
Area Total	26

 

 

 

	Recovered	Total % Recovered
Cerro Gordo	195	32.19
Butler	81	81
Floyd	70	72.16
Franklin	99	55.31
Hancock	77	72.64
Kossuth	33	45.2
Mitchell	65	88.53
Winnebago	30	43.49
Worth	18	34.62
Wright	380	88.17
Area Total	1048	54.97