Active COVID case count in north-central Iowa down for the first time in a week
MASON CITY — For the first time in a week, the number of those recovering from COVID-19 in north-central Iowa has outpaced the number of new cases.
In the 24-hour period leading up to 11 o’clock this morning, 17 new cases were reported in our listening area while 34 more north-central Iowans have recovered. The active case count in north-central Iowa between Sunday and today dropped from 1976 to 1959.
One new case of COVID-19 was reported in Cerro Gordo County in the same 24-hour period while 15 new recoveries were reported. The Cerro Gordo County active case count dropped from 467 to 453.
No new deaths have been reported in north-central Iowa since Friday.
In the north-central Iowa medical region, the number of those hospitalized with COVID-19 is at 46, down three from Sunday. Five are in an intensive care unit with four being on a ventilator.
The 10-county listening area’s 14-day positivity average is 15.4% while the past seven day average is at 13%.
Confirmed Cases |
Total |
New |
Cerro Gordo |
4517 |
1 |
Butler |
1406 |
4 |
Floyd |
1344 |
1 |
Franklin |
981 |
1 |
Hancock |
1256 |
2 |
Kossuth |
1639 |
3 |
Mitchell |
1116 |
|
Winnebago |
1153 |
3 |
Worth |
574 |
|
Wright |
1587 |
2 |
|
|
|
Area Total |
15573 |
17 |
Recovered |
Total |
New |
Cerro Gordo |
4000 |
15 |
Butler |
1152 |
1 |
Floyd |
1179 |
5 |
Franklin |
802 |
1 |
Hancock |
1009 |
1 |
Kossuth |
1415 |
2 |
Mitchell |
907 |
4 |
Winnebago |
1013 |
1 |
Worth |
438 |
3 |
Wright |
1413 |
1 |
|
|
|
Area Total |
13328 |
34 |
Deaths |
Total |
Underlying Cause |
Contributing Factor |
New |
Cerro Gordo |
64 |
53 |
11 |
|
Butler |
23 |
20 |
3 |
|
Floyd |
36 |
28 |
8 |
|
Franklin |
17 |
16 |
1 |
|
Hancock |
24 |
19 |
5 |
|
Kossuth |
35 |
34 |
1 |
|
Mitchell |
33 |
33 |
0 |
|
Winnebago |
29 |
24 |
5 |
|
Worth |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
Wright |
22 |
20 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Area Total |
286 |
249 |
37 |
0 |
Active Cases |
1/11/21 |
1/10/21 |
1/1/21 |
1/1/21 |
12/1/20 |
11/1/20 |
|
Monday |
Sunday |
Last Friday |
January 1st |
December 1st |
November 1st |
Cerro Gordo |
453 |
467 |
549 |
549 |
1807 |
477 |
Butler |
231 |
228 |
175 |
175 |
517 |
82 |
Floyd |
129 |
133 |
130 |
130 |
550 |
60 |
Franklin |
162 |
162 |
133 |
133 |
305 |
42 |
Hancock |
223 |
222 |
235 |
235 |
408 |
134 |
Kossuth |
189 |
188 |
269 |
269 |
535 |
176 |
Mitchell |
176 |
180 |
173 |
173 |
447 |
119 |
Winnebago |
111 |
109 |
123 |
123 |
359 |
192 |
Worth |
133 |
136 |
126 |
126 |
118 |
46 |
Wright |
152 |
151 |
183 |
183 |
410 |
182 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Area Total |
1959 |
1976 |
2096 |
2096 |
5526 |
1510 |