Two more dead in Cerro Gordo County from COVID-19

DES MOINES — Two more deaths have been reported in Cerro Gordo County from COVID-19.

The Iowa Department of Public Health’s website now shows 11 total deaths in the county from coronavirus. That brings the area’s total number of deaths to 18 since the start of the pandemic, with two deaths being previously reported each in Butler, Floyd and Hancock counties, and a previous death in Wright County.

Looking at the 24-hour time period leading up to 11 o’clock this morning, 59 new COVID-19 cases had been identified in our listening area — 24 in Cerro Gordo; nine in Franklin; seven in Mitchell; five in Wright; four in Floyd; three each in Butler, Hancock and Kossuth; and one in Worth.

That brings the area’s total number of confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic to 1375. 414 of those are in Wright, 388 in Cerro Gordo, 127 in Franklin, 90 in Floyd, 78 in Butler, 73 in Hancock, 61 in Kossuth, 60 in Mitchell, 52 in Winnebago, and 32 in Worth. 564 of those 1375 cases have been reported since July 1st.

Ten more people from the area have recovered — six from Wright, three from Butler, and one from Kossuth — to make the total number of recoveries since the start of the pandemic 775, or 56%.

Looking at the statewide numbers, five more deaths were reported in the same 24-hour time period to bring the total to 782; 750 more cases were identified to bring the total to 37,616; 191 more recoveries were reported to make for 27,551.

 

	Deaths	New
Cerro Gordo	11	2
Butler	2
Floyd	2
Franklin
Hancock	2
Kossuth
Mitchell
Winnebago
Worth
Wright	1
Area Total	18

 

	Confirmed Cases	New Cases
Cerro Gordo	388	24
Butler	78	3
Floyd	90	4
Franklin	127	9
Hancock	73	3
Kossuth	61	3
Mitchell	60	7
Winnebago	52
Worth	32	1
Wright	414	5
Area Total	1375	59

 

	Recovered	New Recovered
Cerro Gordo	99
Butler	59	3
Floyd	61
Franklin	69
Hancock	50
Kossuth	28	1
Mitchell	37
Winnebago	24
Worth	10
Wright	338	6
Area Total	775	10