North-central Iowa’s active COVID case count increases by over 4200 in November

DES MOINES — The active COVID-19 case count for the month of November in north-central Iowa jumped by almost 400% when compared to the start of the month.

The number of active cases in the KGLO listening area as of 11 o’clock this morning was at 5742, over 4200 higher than on November 1st. Cerro Gordo County’s active case number rose by over 1400 from 477 on November 1st to 1892 today.

In the 24 hours leading up to 11 o’clock this morning, 67 new cases were reported while 47 more people have recovered. One death was reported in Kossuth County, bringing the county’s total to seven and the pandemic total for the listening area to 134.

The 10-county 14-day average positivity rate stayed steady from Sunday to Monday at 21.6%.

Hospitalizations in the north-central Iowa medical region rose from 78 on Sunday to 84 today. 13 of those patients are in an intensive care unit and 13 are on a ventilator.

Statewide in the same 24-hour period: 28 more people were reported dead to bring the total to 2403; 1033 more cases were reported, while 1112 more have recovered. 

 

Confirmed Cases
New Cases
Cerro Gordo 3573 19
Butler 1024 6
Floyd 1054 6
Franklin 740 3
Hancock 868 3
Kossuth 1071 8
Mitchell 799 9
Winnebago 931 2
Worth 363 1
Wright 1246 10
Area Total 11669 67

 

Active Cases 11/30/20
Active Cases 11/26/20
Active Cases 11/1/20
Cerro Gordo 1892 1850 477
Butler 547 505 82
Floyd 550 522 60
Franklin 317 294 42
Hancock 443 447 134
Kossuth 544 509 176
Mitchell 468 467 119
Winnebago 374 374 192
Worth 192 197 46
Wright 415 425 182
Area Total 5742 5590 1510

 

Deaths
New
Cerro Gordo 44
Butler 6
Floyd 16
Franklin 21
Hancock 7
Kossuth 7 1
Mitchell 4
Winnebago 23
Worth
Wright 6
Area Total 134 1

 

 

Recovered New Recovered
Cerro Gordo 1637 15
Butler 471 6
Floyd 488 3
Franklin 402 1
Hancock 418 3
Kossuth 520 3
Mitchell 327 1
Winnebago 534 6
Worth 171 7
Wright 825 2
Area Total 5793 47

 

14-day average positivity rate %
Cerro Gordo 22.1
Butler 20.6
Floyd 22
Franklin 19.2
Hancock 21.3
Kossuth 24.4
Mitchell 22.7
Winnebago 20.7
Worth 15.9
Wright 22.1
Area Average 21.6