Friday COVID update - north-central Iowa active case count up for the week

MASON CITY — The active number of COVID-19 cases in north-central Iowa continues to slowly rise.

In the time period between midday Wednesday and midday today, 60 new cases of COVID-19 were identified in north-central Iowa, 39 more north-central Iowans have recovered, while no new deaths were reported.

The active case count as of today for the ten-county listening area is at 1729, higher than the 1706 on Wednesday and 1677 last Friday.

In Cerro Gordo County, 15 new cases and 15 new recoveries were reported, keeping the active case count steady from Wednesday at 508, but it’s 20 higher when compared to last Friday.

In the north-central Iowa medical region, seven people are hospitalized with COVID with one of those patients being on a ventilator in an intensive care unit.

Confirmed Cases	Total	New
Cerro Gordo	5550	15
Butler	1705	2
Floyd	1711	9
Franklin	1221	2
Hancock	1518	3
Kossuth	2226	11
Mitchell	1363	2
Winnebago	1452	3
Worth	735	5
Wright	1850	8

Area Total	19331	60

Recovered	Total	New
Cerro Gordo	4956	15
Butler	1559	3
Floyd	1450	0
Franklin	1076	2
Hancock	1354	4
Kossuth	1946	3
Mitchell	1194	3
Winnebago	1289	4
Worth	664	1
Wright	1721	3

Area Total	17209	38

Deaths	Total	Underlying Cause	Contributing Factor	New
Cerro Gordo	86	72	14
Butler	34	30	4
Floyd	42	32	10
Franklin	21	19	2
Hancock	34	27	7
Kossuth	61	54	7
Mitchell	41	38	3
Winnebago	31	26	5
Worth	8	7	1
Wright	35	28	7

Area Total	393	333	60	0

Active Cases	4/9/21	4/7/21	4/2/21	4/2/21	3/1/21	2/1/21	1/1/21	12/1/20	11/1/20	10/1/20
	Friday	Wednesday	Previous Friday	April 2nd	March 1st	February 1st	January 1st	December 1st	November 1st	October 1st
Cerro Gordo	508	508	488	488	499	410	549	1807	477	192
Butler	112	113	115	115	128	211	175	517	82	20
Floyd	219	209	213	213	190	119	130	550	60	48
Franklin	124	124	127	127	128	128	133	305	42	18
Hancock	130	131	124	124	123	139	235	408	134	21
Kossuth	219	211	201	201	193	260	269	535	176	161
Mitchell	128	129	139	139	116	104	173	447	119	69
Winnebago	132	133	131	131	131	125	123	359	192	119
Worth	63	59	50	50	65	84	126	118	46	27
Wright	94	89	89	89	97	128	183	410	182	67

Area Total	1729	1706	1677	1677	1670	1708	2096	5526	1510	742