Nine more area COVID deaths reported over weekend, active case count in area down for sixth straight day

DES MOINES — It’s been six straight days that the number of north-central Iowans recovered from coronavirus has outpaced the number of new cases identified, but nine more people died over the weekend due to COVID-19.

Between 11 o’clock Friday morning and 11 o’clock Sunday morning, 275 more north-central Iowans were diagnosed with COVID while 384 more have recovered.

The number of active COVID cases in the listening area dropped from 5266 on Friday to 5148 on Sunday. In Cerro Gordo County, the number of active cases dropped from 1652 to 1609 in that same time period.

Four of the nine area deaths were recorded in Butler County, three were in Floyd County, with single deaths in Kossuth and Mitchell. That brings the total number of north-central Iowa deaths to 169, with 36 deaths reported in the last week.

The listening area’s 14-day average positivity rate is at 20.5%, while the seven-day rate is at 15.1%. Kossuth County has the highest 14-day average positivity rate in the state at 30.1%.

In the same 48-hour period from midday Friday to midday Sunday, 79 more deaths were reported statewide to bring the total to 2682; 4288 more cases were identified while 6664 more people have recovered.

 

“New” refers to time period between 11:00 AM Friday and 11:00 AM Sunday

 

Deaths	Total	New
Cerro Gordo	52
Butler	12	4
Floyd	24	3
Franklin	21
Hancock	8
Kossuth	9	1
Mitchell	10	1
Winnebago	25
Worth	1
Wright	7
Area Total	169	9

 

 

Confirmed Cases	Total	New
Cerro Gordo	3816	76
Butler	1098	19
Floyd	1154	30
Franklin	775	9
Hancock	944	24
Kossuth	1229	47
Mitchell	863	19
Winnebago	979	15
Worth	400	12
Wright	1341	24
Area Total	12599	275

 

 

Active Cases	12/6/20	12/4/20	12/1/20	11/1/20
	Today	Last Friday	Start of Month	November 1st
Cerro Gordo	1609	1652	1807	477
Butler	462	494	517	82
Floyd	526	543	550	60
Franklin	277	287	305	42
Hancock	385	390	408	134
Kossuth	578	567	535	176
Mitchell	400	421	447	119
Winnebago	323	337	359	192
Worth	181	178	118	46
Wright	407	397	410	182
Area Total	5148	5266	5526	1510

 

 

Recovered	Total	New
Cerro Gordo	2155	119
Butler	624	47
Floyd	604	44
Franklin	477	19
Hancock	551	29
Kossuth	642	35
Mitchell	453	39
Winnebago	631	29
Worth	218	9
Wright	927	14
Area Total	7282	384

 

 

	Sunday	Sunday		Friday 12/4	Friday 12/4
Positivity Rate	14-day	7 day		14 day past	7 day past
Cerro Gordo	20.1	15.3		20.5	17.5
Butler	18.6	12		18.5	14.9
Floyd	16.5	13.5		22.4	16.4
Franklin	16.5	8		15	8
Hancock	21.6	15.1		22.1	20.5
Kossuth	30.1	23.7		29.1	24.4
Mitchell	20.9	14.6		19.9	15
Winnebago	18.2	13		18.2	16.8
Worth	13.3	10.2		14.2	11.1
Wright	20.1	16.8		19.7	16.7
Area Average	20.5	15.1		20.5	16.7