October 1, 2020
Earlier today, I shared the news that 16 more Iowans have died from COVID-19, for a total of 237 since September 1 and 1,358 since the first death on March 24.
This thread provides hospitalization and case data including county-by-county data.
#IowaMourns
In addition to the 16 deaths reported, Iowa reports hospitalizations for COVID-19 are up again to 407, including 104 in intensive care and 33 on ventilators.
That's up from 269 on Sept. 20 - up 51% in 11 days.
93 people have died during those 11 days, too.
Wrong direction!
Between 10 am Sept. 30 and 10 am Oct. 1, there were 1,057 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, pushing Iowa's total to 89,612.
That means there have been 24,215 new cases just since September 1. In one month.
The 1,057 new cases were confirmed on 6,634 reported tests (up from 797,138 to 803,772). Dividing new cases by reported tests is 15.9%.
Subtracting deaths (1,358) and "recoveries" (69,550), there are 18,704 active cases of coronavirus in Iowa - one out of every 169 people!
The 1,057 new cases included 126 Iowa kids under age 18, for a total of 7,527 who have tested positive for coronavirus.
That's up 760 in the last week.
That's up 2,989 since September 1.
At this rate, over 20,000 more kids will test positive by next April.
The 77 counties where Gov. Reynolds first loosened Iowa's limited restrictions May 1, without an alternative safety plan, were up 544 new cases for total of 35,112 cases.
They had 10 deaths reported, for total of 461.
On April 30, they had 559 total cases and 11 total deaths.
Sioux County (pop. 35,000) had the most new cases in the 77 counties today, and for 15th day in the last 16, it had more new cases than Story (pop. 97,000) and Johnson (pop. 147,000).
Sioux: 29
Story: 24
Johnson: 17
Has Gov. Reynolds done anything to slow the spread in Sioux?
Biggest case increases, total cases, and new tests reported (with new cases divided by new tests reported) in the 77 counties:
Sioux: Up 29 to 1,765 – 56 tests (51.8%)
Pottawattamie: Up 28 to 2,244 – 162 tests (17.3%)
Plymouth: Up 27 to 1,213 – 74 tests (36.5%)
. . .
Buena Vista: Up 24 to 2,028 – 89 tests (27.0%)
Story: Up 24 to 3,512 – 199 tests (12.1%)
Harrison: Up 21 to 290 – 27 tests (77.8%)
Cherokee: Up 18 to 275 – 59 tests (30.5%)
Lee: Up 18 to 671 – 55 tests (32.7%)
Page: Up 16 to 208 – 85 tests (18.8%)
. . .
Clay: Up 16 to 359 – 59 tests (27.1%)
O’Brien: Up 15 to 423 – 27 tests (55.6%)
Delaware: Up 15 to 468 – 36 tests (41.7%)
Dickinson: Up 14 to 556 – 59 tests (23.7%)
Clinton: Up 13 to 1,156 – 63 tests (20.6%)
Jackson: Up 12 to 370 – 43 tests (27.9%)
. . .
Webster: Up 12 to 1,330 – 54 tests (22.2%)
Taylor: Up 11 to 148 – 17 tests (64.7%)
Madison: Up 11 to 247 – 37 tests (29.7%)
Sac: Up 9 to 277 – 24 tests (37.5%)
Emmet: Up 9 to 285 – 28 tests (32.1%)
Jones: Up 9 to 298 – 49 tests (18.4%)
. . .
Warren: Up 9 to 978 – 119 tests (7.6%)
Wapello: Up 9 to 1,350 – 51 tests (17.6%)
Cedar: Up 8 to 262 – 35 tests (22.9%)
Mahaska: Up 8 to 436 – 62 tests (12.9%)
Ida: Up 7 to 135 – 24 tests (29.2%)
Palo Alto: Up 7 to 218 – 38 tests (18.4%)
. . .
Carroll: Up 7 to 711 – 24 tests (29.2%)
Cerro Gordo: Up 7 to 1,080 – 43 tests (16.3%)
Union: Up 6 to 148 – 40 tests (15.0%)
Hancock: Up 6 to 205 – 25 tests (24.0%)
Guthrie: Up 6 to 273 – 28 tests (21.4%)
Wright: Up 6 to 603 – 28 tests (21.4%)
. . .
Monona: Up 5 to 167 – 12 tests (41.7%)
Calhoun: Up 5 to 198 – 20 tests (25.0%)
Mills: Up 5 to 205 – 36 tests (13.9%)
Clayton: Up 5 to 273 – 23 tests (21.7%)
Chickasaw: Up 5 to 279 – 27 tests (18.5%)
Buchanan: Up 5 to 300 – 39 tests (12.8%)
. . .
Boone: Up 5 to 533 – 85 tests (5.9%)
Crawford: Up 5 to 1,117 – 23 tests (21.7%)
Adams: Up 4 to 38 – 12 tests (33.3%)
Shelby: Up 4 to 278 – 22 tests (18.2%)
Hardin: Up 4 to 315 – 23 tests (17.4%)
Winneshiek: Up 4 to 346 – 25 tests (16.0%)
. . .
Marion: Up 4 to 779 – 56 tests (7.1%)
Greene: Up 3 to 109 – 21 tests (14.3%)
Van Buren: Up 3 to 122 – 11 tests (27.3%)
Lucas: Up 3 to 159 – 14 tests (21.4%)
Kossuth: Up 3 to 292 – 39 tests (7.7%)
Floyd: Up 3 to 360 – 15 tests (20.0%)
Two new cases: Adair, Audubon, Butler, Cass, Fremont, Hamilton, Humboldt, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lyon, Monroe, Pocahontas, Winnebago.
Range of tests reported: Audubon and Fremont were up 2 on 9 tests reported (22.2%) while Cass was up 2 on 39 tests reported (5.1%)
One new case: Clarke, Franklin, Grundy, Howard, Osceola, Wayne, Worth.
Range of tests reported: Worth was up 1 with 2 tests reported (50.0%) while Grundy was up 1 with 21 tests reported (4.8%).
Overall, 71 of the 77 counties had new cases reported.
No new cases: Appanoose, Davis, Decatur, Mitchell (adjusted down one), Montgomery, Ringgold.
Best day in the 77 counties: Davis was up 0 new cases with 14 tests reported. (Henry was best overall - see below).
Least testing: Mitchell and Worth had 2 tests reported.
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: Allamakee (adjusted down one) (12 tests), Henry (36 tests reported)
One new case: None.
Two new cases: None.
Iowa: Up 3 to 230 – 36 tests (8.3%)
Fayette: Up 3 to 241 – 37 tests (8.1%)
Louisa: Up 3 to 439 – 21 tests (14.3%)
Benton: Up 6 to 346 – 77 tests (7.8%)
Bremer: Up 6 to 514 – 38 tests (15.8%)
Washington: Up 8 to 494 – 72 tests (11.1%)
. . .
Tama: Up 9 to 762 – 26 tests (34.6%)
Muscatine: Up 9 to 1,140 – 118 tests (7.6%)
Marshall: Up 9 to 1,804 – 73 tests (12.3%)
Des Moines: Up 11 to 831 – 86 tests (12.8%)
Poweshiek: Up 12 to 332 – 59 tests (20.3%)
Jasper: Up 12 to 884 – 54 tests (22.2%)
. . .
Johnson: Up 17 to 5,205 – 278 tests (6.1%)
Scott: Up 29 to 3,136 – 258 tests (11.2%)
Black Hawk: Up 31 to 4,578 – 269 tests (11.5%)
Dallas: Up 38 to 2,872 – 227 tests (16.7%)
Linn: Up 46 to 4,219 – 451 tests (10.2%)
. . .
Dubuque: Up 74 to 3,486 – 258 tests (28.7%)
Polk: Up 95 to 16,235 – 1,008 tests (9.4%)
Woodbury: Up 98 to 5,705 – 383 tests (25.6%)
Too many deaths! Too many cases!
We urgently need better leadership and more action by Iowans to stop the spread.
Now for some specific regions and groups . . .
If you'd like more data about a specific county, region, or group of counties, let me know and I'll do my best to provide it.
Email: rob [dot] hogg [at] legis [dot] iowa [dot] gov.
Winnebago & neighbors:
Winnebago: 2 new cases, 16 tests
Worth: 1-2
Cerro Gordo: 7-43
Hancock: 6-25
Kossuth: 3-39
TOTAL: 2 deaths, 19 new cases, 119 tests (16.0%)
Thru 6-16: 1 death, 118 cases, 6,224 tests (1.9%)
Since 6-16: 37 deaths, 1,896 cases, 16,238 tests (11.7%)
Great Lakes Region:
Clay: 16-59
Dickinson: 14-59
Emmet: 9-28
Osceola: 1-6
Palo Alto: 7-38
TOTAL: 47 new cases, 190 tests (24.7%)
Spring: 0 deaths, 58 cases, 1,126 tests (5.2%)
Summer: 19 deaths, 1,265 cases, 12,345 tests (10.2%)
Fall: 1 death, 276 cases, 1,418 tests (19.5%)
Counties with prisons:
Calhoun: 5-20
Jones: 9-49
Lee: 18-55
Page: 16-85
Webster: 12-54
Henry: 0-36
Jasper: 12-54
Johnson: 17-278
Polk: 95-1008
Bad day, except for Henry.
DOC update reports 48 more inmates and 4 more staff tested positive. Active cases up from 96 to 141!
SUMMARY: 16 more deaths, hospitalizations up to 407, and 1,057 new confirmed cases including 126 kids.
This is a public health emergency. Please act like it.
(1) Stay home if possible.
(2) Mask up when out.
(3) Keep your distance.
(4) Vote for more action to stop the spread.
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