Sept. 13
Two more Iowans have died from coronavirus, pushing total to 1,218 since first death on March 24.
Deaths were reported in Polk and Webster Counties.
Please mourn the dead, support loved ones and caregivers, and help stop the spread of this deadly infectious disease.
Hospitalizations for COVID-19 were down to 274, the lowest level since August 23. (Sadly, 184 Iowans have died of the disease since then.)
Intensive care use was down to 79.
There were 36 new admissions to Iowa hospitals for COVID-19 in the last 24-hours reporting period.
Between Sept. 12 at 10 am and Sept. 13 at 10 am, there were 814 new cases of coronavirus confirmed in Iowa, pushing the total to 74,361.
Subtracting deaths (1,218) and "recoveries" (53,120), there are now 20,023 active cases - the first day over 20,000 and highest number yet!
The 814 new cases were confirmed on 5,690 reported tests (from 694,782 to 700,472), for a "positive" rate of 14.3%.
The state did not update the number of Iowa kids under age 18 who have tested positive yesterday, so I hope we will get an update later today.
As of Friday, September 11, that number was 5,363, up 1,548 since August 22.
The 77 counties where Gov. Reynolds first loosened Iowa's limited restrictions May 1 without an alternative safety plan were up 388 new cases for total of 27,751.
One more death was reported for a total of 398.
As of April 30, they had 559 total cases and 11 total deaths.
Biggest case increases in the 77 counties:
Pottawattamie: Up 40 to 1,823 on 210 tests (19.0%)
Carroll: Up 24 to 548 on 64 tests (37.5%)
Story: Up 24 to 3,115 on 215 tests (11.2%)
Plymouth: Up 20 to 925 on 54 tests (37.0%)
Clinton: Up 17 to 990 on 72 tests (23.6%)
. . .
Webster: Up 17 to 1,143 on 80 tests (21.3%)
Crawford: Up 15 to 909 on 23 tests (65.2%)
Sioux: Up 14 to 1,074 on 45 tests (31.1%)
Marion: Up 13 to 656 on 67 tests (19.4%)
Grundy: Up 12 to 179 on 37 tests (32.4%)
Wapello: Up 12 to 1,189 on 50 tests (24.0%)
. . .
Winnebago: Up 10 to 200 on 16 tests (62.5%)
Lee: Up 10 to 548 on 67 tests (14.9%)
Chickasaw: Up 9 to 189 on 37 tests (24.3%)
Warren: Up 8 to 902 on 116 tests (6.9%)
Cerro Gordo: Up 7 to 935 on 39 tests (17.9%)
Buena Vista: Up 7 to 1,897 on 41 tests (17.1%)
. . .
Sac: Up 6 to 143 on 18 tests (33.3%)
Kossuth: Up 6 to 165 on 39 tests (15.4%)
Lyon: Up 6 to 188 on 24 tests (25.0%)
O’Brien: Up 6 to 252 on 27 tests (22.2%)
Boone: Up 6 to 408 on 54 tests (11.1%)
. . .
Mitchell: Up 5 to 163 on 18 tests (27.8%)
Howard: Up 5 to 171 on 12 tests (41.7%)
Shelby: Up 5 to 234 on 23 tests (21.7%)
Union: Up 4 to 104 on 24 tests (16.7%)
Madison: Up 4 to 183 on 31 tests (12.9%)
Wright: Up 4 to 540 on 25 tests (16.0%)
. . .
Fremont: Up 3 to 68 on 9 tests (33.3%)
Ida: Up 3 to 68 on 25 tests (12.0%)
Appanoose: Up 3 to 111 on 30 tests (10.0%)
Pocahontas: Up 3 to 146 on 14 tests (21.4%)
Mills: Up 3 to 148 on 19 tests (15.8%)
. . .
Cherokee: Up 3 to 159 on 22 tests (13.6%)
Cedar: Up 3 to 200 on 19 tests (15.8%)
Buchanan: Up 3 to 206 on 31 tests (9.7%)
Jones: Up 3 to 215 on 24 tests (12.5%)
Dickinson: Up 3 to 451 on 27 tests (11.1%)
. . .
Two new cases: Calhoun, Clay, Franklin, Greene, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hardin, Mahaska, Monona, Monroe, Palo Alto, Taylor, Wayne, Winneshiek.
Range of tests: Greene was up 2 on 7 tests (28.6%) while Mahaska was up 2 on 41 tests (4.9%).
. . .
We now have an update from the state.
Since Friday, Sept. 11 at 10 a.m., there have been 191 more Iowa kids under age 18 who have tested positive for coronavirus, pushing the total to 5,554.
That's up 1,739 since August 22.
#iaedchat #iaedfuture
One new case: Adams, Audubon, Butler, Clayton, Decatur, Delaware, Emmet, Floyd, Harrison, Humboldt, Jackson, Keokuk, Osceola, Ringgold, Worth.
Range: Osceola up 1 on 3 tests (33.3%) while Harrison up 1 on 28 tests (3.6%).
Overall, 67 of the 77 counties had new cases reported.
Should be Sept. 11 at 11 a.m., since 11 a.m. daily is when the state is scheduled to post the updates for the exact number of Iowa kids under age 18 who have tested positive for coronavirus at the "accessibility" link on the state's coronavirus website, coronavirus.iowa.gov.
No new cases: Adair, Cass, Clarke, Davis, Hancock, Jefferson, Lucas, Montgomery, Page (adjusted down one), Van Buren.
Best day in the state: Page was adjusted down one and had 38 new reported tests.
Least testing: Van Buren was up 0 on 3 tests and Osceola was up 1 on 3 tests.
Now for the 22 counties where Gov. Reynolds repeatedly loosened Iowa's limited restrictions without an alternative safety plan starting in mid-May:
No new cases: None!
One new case: Allamakee, Henry, Louisa, Washington.
Two new cases: Fayette, Marshall.
. . .
Benton: Up 4 to 240 on 27 tests (14.8%)
Tama: Up 4 to 670 on 13 tests (30.8%)
Poweshiek: Up 5 to 217 on 30 tests (16.7%)
Iowa: Up 6 to 160 on 14 tests (42.9%)
Bremer: Up 6 to 424 on 23 tests (26.1%)
Muscatine: Up 6 to 1,034 on 30 tests (20.0%)
. . .
Des Moines: Up 8 to 686 on 67 tests (11.9%)
Jasper: Up 10 to 677 on 80 tests (12.5%)
Black Hawk: Up 18 to 4,169 on 171 tests (10.5%)
Scott: Up 22 to 2,518 on 262 tests (8.4%)
Dubuque: Up 24 to 2,375 on 64 tests (37.5%)
Johnson: Up 28 to 4,794 on 211 tests (13.3%)
. . .
Dallas: Up 32 to 2,590 on 325 tests (9.8%)
Linn: Up 37 to 3,488 on 343 tests (10.8%)
Woodbury: Up 45 to 4,523 on 212 tests (21.2%)
Polk: Up 151 to 14,636 on 1,258 tests (12.0%)
Too many cases! Help stop the spread!
Now for the specific counties and groups requested . . .
Iowa Great Lakes Region:
Clay: Up 2 on 28
Dickinson: Up 3 on 27
Emmet: Up 1 on 5
Osceola: Up 1 on 3
Palo Alto: Up 2 on 12
TOTAL: 9 new cases, 75 tests (8.0%)
Before May 25: 0 deaths, 58 cases, 1,126 tests (5.2%)
Since May 25: 18 deaths, 1,125 cases, 11,581 tests (9.7%)
Winnebago & neighbors:
Winnebago: Up 10 on 16
Worth: Up 1 on 16
Cerro Gordo: Up 7 on 39
Hancock: Up 0 on 10
Kossuth: Up 6 on 39
TOTAL: 24 new cases, 120 tests (20.0%)
Thru 6-16: 1 death, 118 cases, 6,224 tests (1.9%)
Since 6-16: 32 deaths, 1,445 cases, 13,487 tests (10.7%)
Counties in the 77 with prisons:
Calhoun: Up 2 on 10 tests
Jones: 3 on 24
Lee: 10 on 67
Page: (-1) and 38
Webster: 17 on 80
Counties in the 22 with prisons:
Henry: 1 on 10
Jasper: 10 on 80
Johnson: 28 on 211
Polk: 151 on 1,258
Other than Page, bad day. No DOC update.
Summary: 2 more dead, 36 new admissions to Iowa hospitals, 814 new confirmed cases on 5,690 tests (14.3%), and 191 more kids tested positive over last two days.
We need more action for 4-6 weeks (stay home, wear masks, etc.) to slow and stop the spread and defeat this virus.
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