Number of active COVID cases in listening area rises by nearly 400 over the weekend

DES MOINES — 450 new cases of COVID-19 were reported over the weekend in the KGLO News listening area, with the number of active cases in the listening area jumping by nearly 400.

According to data from the Iowa Department of Public Health from 11 o’clock Friday morning to 11 o’clock on Sunday morning, there were 450 new cases reported, 177 of those in Cerro Gordo County, with 84 people in our area being reported as having recovered.

Two more deaths were reported — one in Cerro Gordo County and one in Franklin County. 30 people have now died from COVID-19 during the pandemic from Cerro Gordo, 19 from Franklin, and the listening area’s death toll with the new deaths rose to 93.

The number of active cases in our area rose from 2068 on Friday to 2432 on Sunday. There were 1510 active cases on November 1st. Statewide over the weekend,

8569 new cases were identified, only 1523 more recoveries were reported, and 27 more deaths were reported. 

 

 

	Confirmed Cases	New Cases Fri-Sun
Cerro Gordo	2026	177
Butler	555	34
Floyd	572	28
Franklin	467	22
Hancock	529	38
Kossuth	611	42
Mitchell	421	29
Winnebago	622	32
Worth	206	14
Wright	915	34
Area Total	6924	450

 

 

	Active Cases 11/8/20	Active Cases 11/6/20	Active Cases 11/1/20
Cerro Gordo	838	672	477
Butler	147	138	82
Floyd	107	85	60
Franklin	83	68	42
Hancock	229	193	134
Kossuth	232	199	176
Mitchell	208	184	119
Winnebago	249	223	192
Worth	88	76	46
Wright	251	230	182
Area Total	2432	2068	1510

 

	Deaths	New
Cerro Gordo	30	1
Butler	3
Floyd	11
Franklin	19	1
Hancock	6
Kossuth	1
Mitchell	2
Winnebago	20
Worth
Wright	1
Area Total	93	2

 

 

	Recovered	New Recovered
Cerro Gordo	1158	10
Butler	405	25
Floyd	454	6
Franklin	365	6
Hancock	294	2
Kossuth	378	9
Mitchell	211	5
Winnebago	353	6
Worth	118	2
Wright	663	13
Area Total	4399	84