COVID numbers up for second straight day in north-central Iowa

MASON CITY — For the second straight day, more north-central Iowans were reported getting COVID-19 than had recovered.

According to data from the Iowa Department of Public Health in the 24 hour period leading up to 11 o’clock this morning, 138 more north-central Iowans were diagnosed with COVID-19 while 83 more have recovered.  No new deaths were reported in the area in that timeframe. The number of active COVID cases in north-central Iowa rose from 1846 on Wednesday to 1901 today.

In Cerro Gordo County, 31 new cases were reported while 24 people have recovered in the same 24 hour period, with the active case count rising from 447 to 454.

The number of people hospitalized in the north-central medical region stayed steady from Wednesday to Thursday at 50. The number of patients in an intensive care unit dropped from five to three, with three patients being on ventilators.

Statewide in the same 24-hour period, five more deaths were reported to bring the total to 4065. 1930 more cases were identified while 1793 more Iowans have recovered.

 

 

Confirmed Cases	Total	New
Cerro Gordo	4454	31
Butler	1355	18
Floyd	1320	10
Franklin	961	16
Hancock	1229	13
Kossuth	1591	11
Mitchell	1094	8
Winnebago	1138	11
Worth	558	12
Wright	1565	8
Area Total	15265	138

 

Recovered	Total	New
Cerro Gordo	3937	24
Butler	1141	7
Floyd	1164	7
Franklin	789	5
Hancock	983	10
Kossuth	1379	9
Mitchell	891	7
Winnebago	994	8
Worth	418	1
Wright	1387	5
Area Total	13083	83

 

 

Active Cases	1/7/21	1/6/21	1/1/21	1/1/21	12/1/20	11/1/20
	Thursday	Wednesday	Last Friday	January 1st	December 1st	November 1st
Cerro Gordo	454	447	549	549	1807	477
Butler	191	180	175	175	517	82
Floyd	120	117	130	130	550	60
Franklin	155	144	133	133	305	42
Hancock	222	219	235	235	408	134
Kossuth	177	175	269	269	535	176
Mitchell	172	171	173	173	447	119
Winnebago	116	113	123	123	359	192
Worth	137	126	126	126	118	46
Wright	157	154	183	183	410	182
Area Total	1901	1846	2096	2096	5526	1510

 

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	35	34	1
Mitchell	31	31	0
Winnebago	28	23	5
Worth	3	2	1
Wright	21	19	2
Area Total	281	244	37	0