Ten new COVID-19-related deaths reported in the last week in the KGLO listening area

MASON CITY — Ten more COVID-19 related deaths have been recorded in north-central Iowa in the last week as 91 new COVID deaths have been reported statewide.

According to the latest information from the Iowa Department of Public Health, there were three new deaths in Wright County, two new deaths in Franklin and Hancock, and single deaths in Cerro Gordo, Floyd and Winnebago counties.

Of the 91 statewide deaths, two occurred earlier in the year and the remaining 89 were people who have died since early August. Iowa now has recorded 6,654 deaths, and its death rate since the beginning of the pandemic last year ranks 25th in the nation.

The number of new cases in the last week in our listening area slightly dropped when compared to the week before, with 597 new positives reported in Cerro Gordo and the eight surrounding counties. 57% of the new cases in our listening area in the last seven days are under the age of 40.

The seven-day positivity rate of the nine-county listening area dropped from 10.6% last week to 9.3% this week. The 14-day average slightly dropped in that time period from 9.9% to 9.8%.

In the north-central Iowa medical region, 45 people are currently hospitalized with COVID, down from 47 at this time last week. Nine of those 45 are in an intensive care unit. 31 of the 45, or 69%, are not fully vaccinated. 

 

The Associated Press contributed to this report

 

Deaths	Total	Underlying Cause	Contributing Factor	New
Cerro Gordo	106	89	17	1
Butler	37	31	6
Floyd	43	33	10	1
Franklin	26	23	3	2
Hancock	39	31	8	2
Mitchell	43	40	3
Winnebago	32	26	6	1
Worth	8	7	1
Wright	44	36	8	3
Area Total	378	316	62	10
Last week total	368	308	60	3

 

 

Confirmed Cases	Total	New
Cerro Gordo	7241	183
Butler	2110	40
Floyd	2314	68
Franklin	1741	52
Hancock	1931	53
Mitchell	1705	41
Winnebago	1962	59
Worth	1099	32
Wright	2438	69
Area Total	22541	597
Last week total	21944	664

 

Positivity rate	7-day %	14-day %		Prev 7-day %	Prev 14-day %
Cerro Gordo	9.3	8.9		9	8.9
Butler	7.4	7.4		7.3	6.5
Floyd	8.2	10.1		12.1	11.6
Franklin	13.5	10.7		8.7	6.5
Hancock	8.6	9.9		12.1	11.2
Mitchell	6.8	9.5		13.1	11.9
Winnebago	10.3	10.4		10.5	11.2
Worth	10.4	12.4		15.9	13.9
Wright	11.6	12		12.5	11.8
Area Total	9.3	9.8		10.6	9.9

 

Hospitalized	Wednesday	Last Wednesday
Total	45	47
ICU	9	13
Vaccinated	14	9
Non-Vaccinated	31	38