Two more north-central Iowans with COVID die, active case count drops for week

MASON CITY — Two more north-central Iowans with COVID-19 have died, while the listening area’s active case count continues to decline.

In the 24 hours leading up to 11 o’clock this morning, the new deaths were reported in Franklin and Kossuth counties. Kossuth has now seen 45 COVID-related deaths while Franklin has had 19. The listening area’s total number of deaths is now at 318. In that same 24 hour period,

45 more north-central Iowans were diagnosed with COVID while 95 more have been listed as recovered. The active case count in the listening area as of today is 1744. That’s 52 lower than Thursday, 84 fewer than last Friday, and over 350 less when compared to the start of the month.

In Cerro Gordo County, eight new COVID cases were reported in the 24 hour period while 10 more people have recovered. That brings the county’s active case count down to 404, 21 fewer than last Friday and 145 fewer than the start of the month.

In the north-central Iowa medical region, the number of people hospitalized is up three to 27. Four are in an intensive care unit with all four being on a ventilator. F

 

Deaths	Total	Underlying Cause	Contributing Factor	New
Cerro Gordo	72	61	11
Butler	26	23	3
Floyd	37	29	8
Franklin	19	18	1	1
Hancock	24	19	5
Kossuth	45	42	3	1
Mitchell	37	36	1
Winnebago	29	24	5
Worth	4	3	1
Wright	25	23	2
Area Total	318	278	40	2

 

Confirmed Cases	Total	New
Cerro Gordo	4793	8
Butler	1528	0
Floyd	1428	4
Franklin	1050	4
Hancock	1344	5
Kossuth	1839	12
Mitchell	1178	4
Winnebago	1240	6
Worth	626	0
Wright	1686	2
Area Total	16712	45

 

 

Recovered	Total	New
Cerro Gordo	4317	10
Butler	1286	13
Floyd	1265	9
Franklin	899	10
Hancock	1172	5
Kossuth	1540	12
Mitchell	1029	11
Winnebago	1084	5
Worth	530	6
Wright	1528	14
Area Total	14650	95

 

 

Active Cases	1/29/21	1/28/21	1/22/21	1/1/21	12/1/20	11/1/20
	Friday	Thursday	Last Friday	January 1st	December 1st	November 1st
Cerro Gordo	404	406	425	549	1807	477
Butler	216	229	229	175	517	82
Floyd	126	131	132	130	550	60
Franklin	132	139	164	133	305	42
Hancock	148	148	157	235	408	134
Kossuth	254	255	211	269	535	176
Mitchell	112	119	143	173	447	119
Winnebago	127	126	117	123	359	192
Worth	92	98	111	126	118	46
Wright	133	145	139	183	410	182
Area Total	1744	1796	1828	2096	5526	1510