Thread by @SenatorRobHogg

October 3, 2020

Earlier today, I shared the statewide numbers for coronavirus in Iowa: 10 more deaths, hospitalizations up to 402, and 1,107 new confirmed cases.

We now know the new cases included 108 more kids under age 18, up to 7,762.

Now for the county-by-county data:

The 77 counties where Gov. Reynolds first loosened Iowa's limited restrictions May 1, without an alternative safety plan, were up 539 new cases for total of 36,189 cases.

They had 4 deaths reported, for a total of 470.

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.

For 17 of the last 18 days, it has had more new cases than Story (pop. 97,000) and Johnson (pop. 147,000).

Sioux: 51
Story: 16
Johnson: 21

Gov. Reynolds, doing anything to stop the spread in Sioux?

Biggest case increases, total cases, new tests reported (% is new cases divided by new tests reported) in the 77 counties:

Sioux: Up 51 to 1,848 – 140 tests (36.4%)
Plymouth: Up 27 to 1,251 – 94 tests (28.7%), 1 death
Pottawattamie: Up 27 to 2,314 – 174 tests (15.5%), 1 death

Carroll: Up 22 to 739 – 52 tests (42.3%)
O’Brien: Up 20 to 451 – 50 tests (40.0%)
Crawford: Up 20 to 1,147 – 39 tests (51.3%)
Page: Up 18 to 237 – 15 tests (120.0%)*
Lyon: Up 18 to 419 – 53 tests (34.0%)
Story: Up 16 to 3,546 – 102 tests (15.7%)
*As reported today

. . .

Delaware: Up 15 to 494 – 29 tests (51.7%), 1 death
Clinton: Up 15 to 1,181 – 91 tests (16.5%)
Cherokee: Up 13 to 291 – 40 tests (32.5%)
Harrison: Up 13 to 310 – 62 tests (21.0%)
Guthrie: Up 12 to 287 – 28 tests (42.9%)
Buena Vista: Up 12 to 2,042 – 62 tests (19.4%)

. . .

Jackson: Up 10 to 391 – 59 tests (16.9%)
Marion: Up 10 to 797 – 51 tests (19.6%)
Lee: Up 9 to 690 – 37 tests (24.3%)
Greene: Up 8 to 125 – 15 tests (53.3%)
Mills: Up 8 to 219 – 52 tests (15.4%)
Kossuth: Up 8 to 312 – 30 tests (26.7%)

. . .

Boone: Up 8 to 550 – 33 tests (24.2%)
Butler: Up 7 to 291 – 19 tests (36.8%)
Clay: Up 7 to 369 – 63 tests (11.1%)
Dickinson: Up 7 to 569 – 52 tests (13.5%), 1 death
Wapello: Up 7 to 1,372 – 60 tests (11.7%)
Webster: Up 7 to 1,388 – 40 tests (17.5%)

. . .

Fremont: Up 6 to 138 – 12 tests (50.0%)
Ida: Up 6 to 145 – 16 tests (37.5%)
Madison: Up 6 to 261 – 34 tests (17.6%)
Clayton: up 6 to 281 – 31 tests (19.4%)
Chickasaw: Up 6 to 287 – 22 tests (27.3%)

. . .

Hardin: Up 6 to 323 – 27 tests (22.2%)
Floyd: Up 6 to 374 – 21 tests (28.6%)
Audubon: Up 5 to 103 – 10 tests (50.0%)
Jefferson: Up 5 to 149 – 30 tests (16.7%)
Palo Alto: Up 5 to 229 – 24 tests (20.8%)
Sac: Up 5 to 286 – 33 tests (15.2%)

. . .

Emmet: Up 5 to 292 – 26 tests (19.2%)
Jones: Up 5 to 309 – 35 tests (14.3%)
Buchanan: Up 5 to 313 – 38 tests (13.2%)
Decatur: Up 4 to 76 – 21 tests (19.0%)
Cass: Up 4 to 192 – 29 tests (13.8%)
Hancock: Up 4 to 212 – 19 tests (21.1%)

. . .

Grundy: Up 4 to 238 – 10 tests (40.0%)
Cedar: Up 4 to 274 – 32 tests (12.5%)
Warren: Up 4 to 994 – 77 tests (5.2%)
Cerro Gordo: Up 4 to 1,105 – 42 tests (9.5%)
Montgomery: Up 3 to 108 – 12 tests (25.0%)
Van Buren: Up 3 to 126 – 6 tests (50.0%)

. . .

Union: Up 3 to 152 – 16 tests (18.8%)
Pocahontas: Up 3 to 177 – 13 tests (23.1%)
Howard: Up 3 to 196 – 9 tests (33.3%)
Humboldt: Up 3 to 201 – 13 tests (23.1%)
Winnebago: Up 3 to 337 – 17 tests (17.6%)

Wayne: Up 2 to 91 – 3 tests (66.7%)
Keokuk: Up 2 to 125 – 13 tests (15.4%)
Taylor: Up 2 to 159 – 14 tests (14.3%)
Shelby: Up 2 to 282 – 20 tests (10.0%)
Winneshiek: Up 2 to 350 – 26 tests (7.7%)
Wright: Up 2 to 609 – 22 tests (9.1%)

. . .

One new case: Adams, Franklin, Hamilton, Lucas, Mahaska, Monona, Worth.

Range of tests reported: Lucas was up 1 with 7 tests reported (14.3%) while Mahaska was up 1 with 44 tests reported (2.3%).

Overall, 68 of the 77 counties had new cases reported.

. . .

No new cases: Adair, Appanoose (adjusted down one), Calhoun, Clarke, Davis, Mitchell, Monroe, Osceola, Ringgold.

Best day in the state: Davis and Mitchell with 0 new cases and 16 tests reported.

Least testing: Ringgold with 1 test 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: None (for two days in a row).

One new case: Louisa (16 tests reported)

Two new cases: None.

. . .

Fayette: Up 3 to 247 – 38 tests (7.9%)
Allamakee: Up 3 to 269 – 22 tests (13.6%)
Bremer: Up 3 to 520 – 38 tests (7.9%)
Muscatine: Up 6 to 1,156 – 60 tests (10.0%)
Marshall: Up 6 to 1,826 – 72 tests (8.3%)
Poweshiek: Up 8 to 344 – 44 tests (18.2%)

. . .

Benton: Up 9 to 359 – 55 tests (16.4%)
Jasper: Up 9 to 904 – 82 tests (11.0%)
Washington: Up 11 to 513 – 64 tests (17.2%)
Iowa: Up 12 to 247 – 36 tests (33.3%)
Des Moines: Up 14 to 871 – 89 tests (15.7%)
Tama: Up 20 to 790 – 48 tests (41.7%)

. . .

Henry: Up 21 to 833 – 44 tests (47.7%)
Johnson: Up 21 to 5,251 – 246 tests (8.5%), 1 death
Dallas: Up 22 to 2,918 – 171 tests (12.9%)
Black Hawk: Up 29 to 4,624 – 211 tests (13.7%)
Linn: Up 54 to 4,335 – 448 tests (12.1%)
Scott: Up 57 to 3,272 – 437 tests (13.0%)

. . .

Dubuque: Up 82 to 3,643 – 261 tests (31.4%). 1 death
Woodbury: Up 91 to 5,878 – 328 tests (27.7%)
Polk: Up 92 to 16,421 – 740 tests (12.4%), 4 deaths

Too many cases and too many deaths!

This is a public health emergency. Even Gov. Reynolds says that. Please act like it.

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 & its neighbors:

Winnebago: 3 new cases, 17 tests reported
Worth: 1-8
Cerro Gordo: 4-42
Hancock: 4-19
Kossuth: 8-30

TOTAL: 20 new cases, 116 tests (17.2%)

Thru 6-16: 1 death, 118 cases, 6,224 tests (1.9%)
Since 6-16: 38 deaths, 1,962 cases, 16,597 tests (11.8%)

Great Lakes:

Clay: 7-63
Dickinson: 7-52
Emmet: 5-26
Osceola: 0-7
Palo Alto: 5-24

TOTAL: 1 death, 24 new cases, 172 tests (14.0%)

Spring: 0 deaths, 58 cases, 1,126 tests (5.2%)
Summer: 19 deaths, 1,265 cases, 12,345 tests (10.2%)
Fall: 2 deaths, 318 cases, 1,675 tests (19.0%)

Counties with prisons:

Calhoun: 0-14
Jones: 5-35
Lee: 9-37
Page: 18-15*
Webster: 7-40
*As reported today

Henry: 21-44
Jasper: 9-82
Johnson: 21-246
Polk: 92-740

Good for Calhoun!

DOC update: 25 more inmates and 1 more staff tested positive. Active cases up from 141 to 163!

I repeat: This is a public health emergency. Even Gov. Reynolds says so.

Ten more dead, 1,107 more cases including 108 kids.

Please take these actions:

(1) Stay home if possible.
(2) Mask up when out.
(3) Keep your distance.
(4) Vote for more action to stop the spread.