Monday COVID update — active case count steady in north-central Iowa, no new deaths over weekend

MASON CITY — The number of active COVID-19 cases in north-central Iowa has remained fairly steady over the past week.

In the time period between midday Friday and midday today, 47 new cases were identified in our ten-county listening area, 39 new recoveries were reported, while there were no new deaths. The active case count rose slightly between Friday and today from 1870 to 1878.

The seven-day and 14-day positivity rates for north-central Iowa are higher than the statewide average. The area’s seven-day rate is at 5.0%, with the statewide average being 3.6%. The 14-day rate in the area is 4.5%, with the statewide average at 3.8%.

In the north-central Iowa medical region, the number of those hospitalized with COVID stayed steady through the weekend at 11. Three of those patients are in an intensive care unit, with one being on a ventilator. 

 

Confirmed Cases	Total	New
Cerro Gordo	5793	10
Butler	1739	5
Floyd	1777	1
Franklin	1282	7
Hancock	1571	7
Kossuth	2272	1
Mitchell	1370	3
Winnebago	1522	2
Worth	786	4
Wright	1911	7
Area Total	20023	47

 

Recovered	Total	New
Cerro Gordo	5102	11
Butler	1585	4
Floyd	1503	3
Franklin	1101	1
Hancock	1395	5
Kossuth	2058	4
Mitchell	1221	1
Winnebago	1323	2
Worth	697	5
Wright	1759	3
Area Total	17744	39

 

Deaths	Total	Underlying Cause	Contributing Factor	New
Cerro Gordo	89	74	15
Butler	34	30	4
Floyd	42	32	10
Franklin	21	19	2
Hancock	34	27	7
Kossuth	64	56	8
Mitchell	42	39	3
Winnebago	31	26	5
Worth	8	7	1
Wright	36	29	7
Area Total	401	339	62	0

 

Active Cases	5/10/21	5/7/21	4/30/21	4/2/21	3/1/21	2/1/21	1/1/21	12/1/20	11/1/20	10/1/20
	Monday	Friday	Last Friday	April 2nd	March 1st	February 1st	January 1st	December 1st	November 1st	October 1st
Cerro Gordo	602	603	612	488	499	410	549	1807	477	192
Butler	120	119	110	115	128	211	175	517	82	20
Floyd	232	234	232	213	190	119	130	550	60	48
Franklin	160	154	137	127	128	128	133	305	42	18
Hancock	142	140	146	124	123	139	235	408	134	21
Kossuth	150	153	170	201	193	260	269	535	176	161
Mitchell	107	105	107	139	116	104	173	447	119	69
Winnebago	168	168	163	131	131	125	123	359	192	119
Worth	81	82	84	50	65	84	126	118	46	27
Wright	116	112	110	89	97	128	183	410	182	67
Area Total	1878	1870	1871	1677	1670	1708	2096	5526	1510	742

 

Hospitalized	Monday	Sunday	Friday
Total	11	11	11
ICU	3	3	3
Ventilator	1		1
Admitted last 24 hours	2	2	3