Monday COVID update — four new north-central Iowa COVID deaths, active case count creeping higher

MASON CITY — Four new COVID-19 related deaths were reported over the weekend in north-central Iowa as the number of active COVID cases in our listening area continues to slowly climb.

In the time period between midday Friday and midday Monday, two new deaths were reported in Kossuth County while single deaths were reported in Floyd and Hancock counties. That brings the COVID death total since the start of the pandemic in our ten-county listening area up to 390.

46 new COVID cases were identified in our area between midday Friday and midday Monday while 29 new recoveries were reported. That moves the active case count for the listening area up from 1677 on Friday to 1693 today.

In Cerro Gordo County, 13 new cases were recorded while there were 11 more recoveries, moving the active case count up from 488 to 490.

In the north-central Iowa medical region, there are currently eight people hospitalized with COVID, up from seven on Friday. One of those patients is on a ventilator in an intensive care unit.

 

(Editor’s note — we will for the time being be updating local case numbers on a three times a week basis — at midday on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. If there is a strong surge in cases we will return to daily reports)

 

Deaths	Total	Underlying Cause	Contributing Factor	New
Cerro Gordo	85	71	14
Butler	33	29	4
Floyd	42	32	10	1
Franklin	21	19	2
Hancock	34	27	7	1
Kossuth	60	53	7	2
Mitchell	41	38	3
Winnebago	31	26	5
Worth	8	7	1
Wright	35	28	7
Area Total	390	330	60	4

 

 

Confirmed Cases	Total	New
Cerro Gordo	5510	13
Butler	1704	1
Floyd	1696	2
Franklin	1217	1
Hancock	1511	6
Kossuth	2208	14
Mitchell	1358	0
Winnebago	1441	4
Worth	724	3
Wright	1839	2
Area Total	19208	46

 

 

Recovered	Total	New
Cerro Gordo	4935	11
Butler	1555	0
Floyd	1444	4
Franklin	1073	5
Hancock	1346	0
Kossuth	1934	0
Mitchell	1183	5
Winnebago	1276	1
Worth	663	0
Wright	1716	3
Area Total	17125	29

 

 

Active Cases	4/5/21	4/2/21	4/2/21	4/2/21	3/1/21	2/1/21	1/1/21	12/1/20	11/1/20	10/1/20
	Monday	Friday	Previous Friday	April 2nd	March 1st	February 1st	January 1st	December 1st	November 1st	October 1st
Cerro Gordo	490	488	488	488	499	410	549	1807	477	192
Butler	116	115	115	115	128	211	175	517	82	20
Floyd	210	213	213	213	190	119	130	550	60	48
Franklin	123	127	127	127	128	128	133	305	42	18
Hancock	131	124	124	124	123	139	235	408	134	21
Kossuth	214	201	201	201	193	260	269	535	176	161
Mitchell	134	139	139	139	116	104	173	447	119	69
Winnebago	134	131	131	131	131	125	123	359	192	119
Worth	53	50	50	50	65	84	126	118	46	27
Wright	88	89	89	89	97	128	183	410	182	67
Area Total	1693	1677	1677	1677	1670	1708	2096	5526	1510	742