Thread by @SenatorRobHogg

September 14, 2020

Three more Iowans have died from COVID-19, pushing total to 1,221 since first death on March 24.

Deaths were reported in Black Hawk, Mahaska, and Woodbury Counties.

Please mourn the dead, support loved ones and caregivers, and help stop the spread!

On a day when three more Iowans have died from COVID-19, hospitalizations for that disease were down 2 to 272, including 75 in intensive care units.

There were 34 new admissions to Iowa hospitals for COVID-19 in the last 24-hour reporting period.

Between Sept. 13 at 10 am and Sept. 14 at 10 am, there were 406 new cases of COVID-19 reported, pushing Iowa's total to 74,767.

Subtracting deaths (1,221) and "recoveries" (53,319), there are now 20,227 active cases - the highest number yet - one out of every 156 Iowans!

The 406 new cases were confirmed on 3,210 new tests (from 700,472 to 703,682), for a rate showing COVID-19 of 12.6%.

The state should be updating the number of Iowa kids who have tested positive at or after 11 a.m. - that number stands at 5,554, up 1,739 since August 22.

The 77 counties where Gov. Reynolds first loosened Iowa's limited restrictions May 1, without an alternative safety plan, were up 192 new cases for total of 27,943.

One more death was reported for a total of 399.

As of April 30, they had 559 total cases and 11 total deaths.

Biggest case increases in the 77 counties:

Sioux: Up 25 to 1,099 on 54 tests (46.3%)
Clinton: Up 10 to 1,000 on 46 tests (21.7%)
Story: Up 9 to 3,124 on 54 tests (16.7%)
Carroll: Up 8 to 556 on 22 tests (36.4%)
Jones: Up 7 to 222 on 36 tests (19.4%)

. . .

O’Brien: Up 7 to 259 on 54 tests (13.0%)
Cerro Gordo: Up 7 to 942 on 64 tests (10.9%)
Mitchell: Up 6 to 169 on 4 tests (150.0%)*
Winnebago: Up 6 to 206 on 21 tests (28.6%)
Sac: Up 5 to 148 on 9 tests (55.6%)
Butler: Up 5 to 244 on 21 tests (23.8%)

*As reported by IDPH

. . .

Boone: Up 5 to 413 on 24 tests (20.8%)
Webster: Up 5 to 1,148 on 34 tests (14.7%)
Pottawattamie: Up 5 to 1,828 on 33 tests (15.2%)
Osceola: Up 4 to 108 on 14 tests (28.6%)
Howard: Up 4 to 175 on 19 tests (21.1%)
Lyon: Up 4 to 192 on 19 tests (21.1%)

. . .

Cedar: Up 4 to 204 on 23 tests (17.4%)
Delaware: Up 4 to 284 on 28 tests (14.3%)
Mahaska: Up 4 to 293 on 21 tests (19.0%)
Marion: Up 4 to 660 on 18 tests (22.2%)
Wapello: Up 4 to 1,193 on 34 tests (11.8%)
Audubon: Up 3 to 46 on 9 tests (33.3%)

. . .

Ida: Up 3 to 71 on 10 tests (30.0%)
Kossuth: Up 3 to 168 on 25 tests (12.0%)
Guthrie: Up 3 to 201 on 20 tests (15.0%)
Jackson: Up 3 to 264 on 19 tests (15.8%)
Lee: Up 3 to 551 on 29 tests (10.3%)
Plymouth: Up 3 to 928 on 21 tests (14.3%)

. . .

Two new cases: Appanoose, Buchanan, Crawford, Floyd, Grundy, Hancock, Lucas, Page, Palo Alto.

Range of tests: Page was up 2 on 6 tests (33.3%) while Buchanan was up 2 on 25 tests (8.0%).

. . .

One new case: Buena Vista, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Clay, Davis, Dickinson, Franklin, Hamilton, Hardin, Harrison, Madison, Mills, Warren, Winneshiek, Worth.

Range: Mills was up 1 on 3 tests (33.3%) while Warren was up 1 on 40 tests (2.5%).

Buena Vista was up 1 on 9 tests (11.1%).

Overall, 53 of the 77 counties had new cases reported.

No new cases: Adair, Adams, Cass, Cherokee, Clayton, Emmet, Greene, Humboldt, Jefferson, Monona, Monroe, Montgomery, Pocahontas, Ringgold, Shelby, Taylor, Union, Van Buren, Wayne, and Wright, while . . .

Clarke, Decatur, Fremont, and Keokuk were each adjusted down one.

Best day in the state: Monona with no new cases on 70 tests.

Least testing: Decatur had 0 new tests reported and several (Adams, Fremont, Ringgold, Union) had one new 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: Des Moines, Henry, Iowa, Louisa.

One new case: Fayette, Tama, Washington.

Two new cases: Marshall and Poweshiek.

Muscatine: Up 3 to 1,037 on 34 tests (8.8%)
Bremer: Up 4 to 428 on 24 tests (16.7%)
Dallas: Up 4 to 2,594 on 50 tests (8.0%)
Benton: Up 5 to 245 on 53 tests (9.4%)
Allamakee: Up 7 to 222 on 29 tests (24.1%)

. . .

Jasper: Up 8 to 685 on 33 tests (24.2%)
Scott: Up 8 to 2,526 on 164 tests (4.9%)
Black Hawk: Up 9 to 4,178 on 117 tests (7.7%)
Dubuque: Up 20 to 2,395 on 107 tests (18.7%)
Johnson: Up 23 to 4,817 on 148 tests (15.5%)

. . .

Linn: Up 31 to 3,519 on 373 tests (8.3%)
Woodbury: Up 31 to 4,554 on 162 tests (19.1%)
Polk: Up 72 to 14,708 on 433 tests (16.6%)

Too many cases! Rate of tests showing COVID-19 too high! Please help stop the spread!

Now for specific counties and regions requested . . .

Iowa Great Lakes Region:

Clay: Up 1 on 6
Dickinson: Up 1 on 4
Emmet: Up 0 on 5
Osceola: Up 4 on 14
Palo Alto: Up 2 on 10

TOTAL: 8 new cases, 43 tests (18.6%)

Before May 25: 0 deaths, 58 cases, 1,126 tests (5.2%)
Since May 25: 18 deaths, 1,133 cases, 11,624 tests (9.7%)

Winnebago & neighbors:

Winnebago: Up 6 on 21
Worth: Up 1 on 7
Cerro Gordo: Up 7 on 64
Hancock: Up 2 on 11
Kossuth: Up 3 on 25

TOTAL: 19 new cases, 128 tests (14.8%)

Thru 6-16: 1 death, 118 cases, 6,224 tests (1.9%)
Since 6-16: 32 deaths, 1,464 cases, 13,615 tests (10.8%)

Counties in the 77 with prisons:

Calhoun: Up 1 on 7 tests
Jones: 7 on 36
Lee: 3 on 29
Page: 2 on 6
Webster: 5 on 34

Counties in the 22 with prisons:

Henry: 0 on 14
Jasper: 8 on 33
Johnson: 23 on 148
Polk: 72 on 433

Other than Henry, bad day. No DOC update since Sept. 11.

Please mourn those who have died and take action to stop the spread.

We need to get new cases down and testing up for effective tracing, testing, and isolation efforts, and to protect more vulnerable people (health care, long-term care, corrections, food workers, etc.).

We have an update for Sept. 14.

Another 53 Iowa kids under age 18 have tested positive for coronavirus, pushing the total to 5,607.

That's up 1,069 since September 1.

That's up 1,792 since August 22.

Must do more to protect kids, families, staff, and the public.

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