Active COVID cases in north-central Iowa drop by another 100

MASON CITY — The number of active COVID-19 cases in north-central Iowa has declined by over 100 in a 24-hour period.

According to data from the Iowa Department of Public Health, 67 new cases of coronavirus were reported in the 10-county listening area in the 24-hour period leading up to 11 o’clock this morning, while 169 more local cases have recovered.

One death was reported in the area, in Wright County, bringing the county’s total to 21 and the listening area’s total for the pandemic to 278.

In Cerro Gordo County, 12 new cases were reported while 46 new recoveries were reported in the 24-hour period.

The number of active cases in north-central Iowa dropped from 1925 on Monday to 1822 today. In Cerro Gordo County, that number declined from 479 to 445.

The number of people in north-central Iowa hospitalized due to COVID-19 is 45, one more than Monday. Seven of those patients are in an intensive care unit, also up one from Monday. Four of those patients are on a ventilator. 

Statewide seven more deaths were reported between Monday and Tuesday to bring the state’s total to 3999. 1806 new cases were reported statewide in the same 24 hour period while 3101 new recoveries were reported.

 

Deaths	Total	Underlying Cause	Contributing Factor	New
Cerro Gordo	63	52	11
Butler	23	20	3
Floyd	36	28	8
Franklin	17	16	1
Hancock	24	19	5
Kossuth	32	31	1
Mitchell	31	31	0
Winnebago	28	23	5
Worth	3	2	1
Wright	21	19	2	1
Area Total	278	241	37	1

 

 

Confirmed Cases	Total	New
Cerro Gordo	4378	12
Butler	1310	10
Floyd	1302	9
Franklin	926	3
Hancock	1199	8
Kossuth	1574	6
Mitchell	1063	4
Winnebago	1116	8
Worth	539	4
Wright	1545	3
Area Total	14952	67

 

 

Recovered	Total	New
Cerro Gordo	3870	46
Butler	1123	13
Floyd	1151	12
Franklin	776	9
Hancock	962	15
Kossuth	1341	29
Mitchell	872	11
Winnebago	977	9
Worth	414	8
Wright	1366	17
Area Total	12852	169

 

 

Active Cases	1/5/21	1/4/21	1/1/21	1/1/21	12/1/20	11/1/20
	Tuesday	Yesterday	Last Friday	January 1st	December 1st	November 1st
Cerro Gordo	445	479	549	549	1807	477
Butler	164	167	175	175	517	82
Floyd	115	118	130	130	550	60
Franklin	133	139	133	133	305	42
Hancock	213	220	235	235	408	134
Kossuth	201	224	269	269	535	176
Mitchell	160	167	173	173	447	119
Winnebago	111	112	123	123	359	192
Worth	122	126	126	126	118	46
Wright	158	173	183	183	410	182
Area Total	1822	1925	2096	2096	5526	1510