For the second straight week, half of new COVID-19 cases in north-central Iowa are under the age of 30

MASON CITY — For the second straight week, half of the new COVID-19 cases in north-central Iowa are those under the age of 30.

According to the latest data released by the Iowa Department of Public Health, there were 314 new cases in the last seven days in Cerro Gordo and the eight surrounding counties. 32% of those new cases were under the age of 18, while 18% are from the 18-29 age range.

The seven-day positivity rate for the listening area is at 7.6%, up from 7.1% a week ago, while the 14-day average is at 7.5%, up from 7.2% a week ago.

One new death was reported in our listening area in Wright County, bringing the county’s total to 41 and the listening area’s total for the pandemic to 359.

The number of people hospitalized with COVID in the north-central Iowa medical region is 27, higher than the 22 last week but lower than the 35 listed hospitalized two weeks ago. Of those 27, 20 were not vaccinated. 19 of the 27 patients are age 60 or older, with the 11 patients that are between the ages of 60 and 79 all being people who were not vaccinated. There are currently six north-central Iowa patients in the ICU.

53.7% of the Cerro Gordo County population has been fully vaccinated, and along with Butler County are the only two counties in our immediate listening area that have achieved a 50% or more vaccination rate. 

 

Confirmed Cases	Total	New
Cerro Gordo	6598	103
Butler	1966	17
Floyd	2002	31
Franklin	1567	24
Hancock	1753	26
Mitchell	1505	32
Winnebago	1735	37
Worth	957	8
Wright	2205	36
Area Total	20288	314
Last week total	19971

 

Positivity rate	7-day	14-day
Cerro Gordo	7.9	6.2
Butler	3.2	3.5
Floyd	11.2	10
Franklin	5.5	9.4
Hancock	8	4.8
Mitchell	8.4	8.9
Winnebago	9.1	9.4
Worth	1.9	8.1
Wright	12.7	11.3

 

 

Deaths	Total	Underlying Cause	Contributing Factor	New
Cerro Gordo	100	82	18
Butler	36	31	5
Floyd	42	32	10
Franklin	23	21	2
Hancock	35	28	7
Mitchell	43	40	3
Winnebago	31	26	5
Worth	8	7	1
Wright	41	34	7	1
Area Total	359	301	58	1
Last week total	358	300	58

 

 

% Vaccinated	Total	Previous
Cerro Gordo	53.7	52.7
Butler	50.3	50
Floyd	46	45.4
Franklin	45.4	45
Hancock	42.5	42.1
Mitchell	41.9	41.5
Winnebago	45.5	44.9
Worth	44.4	43.7
Wright	49.2	48.8