Thread by @SenatorRobHogg

October 4, 2020

Four more Iowans have died from COVID-19, pushing Iowa's total to 1,381 since first death on March 24.

Deaths were reported in Black Hawk, Crawford, Henry, and Linn Counties.

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

In addition to the four deaths, Iowa reports that hospitalizations dropped to 392 - good - but patients in intensive care were up to 104 and patients on ventilators were up to 39.

There were 58 new admissions to Iowa hospitals for COVID-19 in the last 24-hour reporting period.

Iowa reported 684 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, pushing Iowa's total to 92,545.

Subtracting deaths (1,381) and "recoveries" (71,580), there are 19,584 active cases - or 1 out of every 162 people!

The 684 new cases were confirmed on 4,694 reported tests (up from 816,710 to 821,404). Dividing new cases by reported tests is 14.6%.

Check back later today for an update on the number of Iowa kids who have tested positive.

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 342 new cases for total of 36,531 cases.

They had 1 death reported, for a total of 471.

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

Sioux County (pop. 35,000) had the 2nd most new cases in the 77 counties.

For 18 of the last 19 days, it has had more new cases than Story (pop. 97,000) and Johnson (pop. 147,000).

Sioux: 26
Story: 10
Johnson: 10

Gov. Reynolds, what are you doing 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:

Pottawattamie: Up 31 to 2,345 – 166 tests (18.7%)
Sioux: Up 26 to 1,874 – 74 tests (35.1%)
Carroll: Up 21 to 760 – 66 tests (31.8%)

. . .

Clinton: Up 15 to 1,196 – 80 tests (18.8%)
Buena Vista: Up 15 to 2,057 – 31 tests (48.4%)
Plymouth: Up 14 to 1,265 – 49 tests (28.6%)
Jackson: Up 10 to 401 – 26 tests (27.8%)
Story: Up 10 to 3,556 – 95 tests (10.5%)

. . .

Page: Up 9 to 246 – 23 tests (39.1%)
Harrison: Up 9 to 319 – 40 tests (22.5%)
Cherokee: Up 8 to 299 – 22 tests (36.4%)
Winnebago: Up 8 to 345 – 13 tests (61.5%)
Emmet: Up 7 to 299 – 21 tests (33.3%)
Kossuth: Up 7 to 319 – 27 tests (25.9%)

. . .

Cedar: Up 6 to 280 – 30 tests (20.0%)
Chickasaw: Up 6 to 293 – 12 tests (50.0%)
Delaware: Up 6 to 500 – 24 tests (25.0%)
Fremont: Up 5 to 143 – 16 tests (31.3%)
Taylor: Up 5 to 164 – 8 tests (62.5%)
Palo Alto: Up 5 to 234 – 27 tests (18.5%)

. . .

Hardin: Up 5 to 328 – 25 tests (20.0%)
Clay: Up 5 to 374 – 21 tests (23.8%)
O’Brien: Up 5 to 456 – 9 tests (55.6%)
Boone: Up 5 to 555 – 25 tests (20.0%)
Wapello: Up 5 to 1,377 – 36 tests (13.9%)

. . .

Madison: Up 4 to 265 – 20 tests (20.0%)
Sac: Up 4 to 290 – 16 tests (25.0%)
Guthrie: Up 4 to 291 – 11 tests (36.4%)
Mahaska: Up 4 to 451 – 74 tests (5.4%)
Dickinson: Up 4 to 573 – 34 tests (11.8%)

. . .

Wright: Up 4 to 613 – 16 tests (25.0%)
Lee: Up 4 to 694 – 51 tests (7.8%)
Marion: Up 4 to 801 – 27 tests (14.8%)
Crawford: Up 4 to 1,151 – 20 tests (20.0%), 1 death

. . .

Calhoun: Up 3 to 209 – 17 tests (17.6%)
Hancock: Up 3 to 215 – 19 tests (15.8%)
Clayton: Up 3 to 284 – 16 tests (18.8%)
Winneshiek: Up 3 to 353 – 26 tests (11.5%)
Lyon: Up 3 to 422 – 15 tests (20.0%)
Cerro Gordo: Up 3 to 1,108 – 26 tests (11.5%)

. . .

Two new cases: Butler, Cass, Clarke, Davis, Grundy, Jones, Mills, Monona, Osceola, Shelby, Webster, Worth.

Range of tests reported: Osceola was up 2 on 7 tests reported (28.6%) while Jones was up 2 on 28 tests reported (7.1%).

. . .

One new case: Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Buchanan, Floyd, Greene, Humboldt, Ida, Jefferson, Mitchell, Monroe, Montgomery, Pocahontas, Ringgold, Van Buren, Warren.

Range: Monroe was up 1 with 2 tests reported (50.0%) while Warren was up 1 with 78 tests reported (1.3%).

. . .

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

No new cases: Adair, Decatur, Franklin, Hamilton, Howard, Keokuk, Lucas, Union, Wayne.

Best day in the state: Adair had 0 new cases with 16 tests reported.

Least testing: Monroe up 1 with 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: None (for three days in a row).

One new case: Allamakee, Louisa, Tama, Washington.

Two new cases: Iowa, Marshall.

Fayette: Up 3 to 250 – 23 tests (13.0%)
Henry: Up 3 to 836 – 36 tests (8.3%), 1 death
Bremer: Up 5 to 525 – 26 tests (19.2%)
Jasper: Up 5 to 909 – 33 tests (15.2%)
Benton: Up 6 to 365 – 48 tests (12.5%)
Poweshiek: Up 8 to 352 – 47 tests (17.0%)

. . .

Muscatine: Up 9 to 1,165 – 82 tests (11.0%)
Johnson: Up 10 to 5,261 – 170 tests (5.9%)
Dallas: Up 15 to 2,933 – 124 tests (12.1%)
Black Hawk: Up 20 to 4,644 – 163 tests (12.3%), 1 death
Des Moines: Up 23 to 894 – 82 tests (28.0%)
Scott: Up 33 to 3,305 – 323 tests (10.2%)

. . .

Linn: Up 40 to 4,375 – 386 tests (10.3%), 1 death
Woodbury: Up 40 to 5,918 – 190 tests (21.1%)
Polk: Up 49 to 16,470 – 668 tests (7.3%)
Dubuque: Up 58 to 3,701 – 232 tests (25.0%)

Too many cases and deaths.

This is a public health emergency.

Please help 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 & its neighbors:

Winnebago: 8 new cases, 13 tests reported
Worth: 2-8
Cerro Gordo: 3-26
Hancock: 3-19
Kossuth: 7-27

TOTAL: 23 new cases, 93 tests (24.7%)

Thru 6-16: 1 death, 118 cases, 6,224 tests (1.9%)
Since 6-16: 38 deaths, 1,985 cases, 16,690 tests (11.9%)

Great Lakes Region:

Clay: 5-21
Dickinson: 4-34
Emmet: 7-21
Osceola: 2-7
Palo Alto: 5-27

TOTAL: 23 new cases, 110 tests (20.9%)

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, 1,785 tests (19.1%)

Counties with prisons:

Calhoun: 3-17
Jones: 2-28
Lee: 4-51
Page: 9-23
Webster: 2-24

Henry: 3-36
Jasper: 5-33
Johnson: 10-170
Polk: 49-668

No DOC update: Still 163 active cases (inmates 137, staff 26) and 4 deaths.

Must do more to protect staff and inmates!

Here's the update on the number of Iowa kids under age 18 who have tested positive for coronavirus:

Up 76 to 7,838.

That's up 690 since last Sunday (Sept. 27).

That's up 3,300 since September 1 (when it was 4,538).

Must do more to protect kids, families, staff, and public!

SUMMARY: Four more Iowans have died from COVID-19, hospitalizations at 392, and there were 684 new confirmed cases including 76 kids under age 18.

Please help stop the spread:

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

NOTE: Summer includes cases and deaths from the start of Memorial Day weekend, Saturday, May 23, through Monday, September 21. Spring was before then, Fall is since then.

NOTE: June 16 is used as the dividing point because that was the date that Vice President Pence, Governor Reynolds, and Republican Congressional candidate Randy Feenstra held a highly-publicized visit to Forest City in Winnebago County.

NOTE: The new cases were those reported by Iowa on its spreadsheets published and updated at coronavirus.iowa.gov, comparing the spreadsheet at 10 a.m. on October 3 with the spreadsheet at 10 a.m. on October 4.