Thread by @SenatorRobHogg

November 20, 2020

Another deadly toll from coronavirus in Iowa:

25 more deaths (2,127 total)
180 deaths reported in last week (Nov. 13-20) (highest yet)
412 deaths reported so far in November (highest yet)
144 patients on ventilators (highest yet)
4,359 new cases

#IowaMourns

Coronavirus deaths were reported in Adair, Allamakee (2), Appanoose, Benton, Black Hawk, Buchanan, Cerro Gordo, Delaware, Dubuque, Floyd, Hamilton, Hancock, Ida, Jasper (2), Jones, Muscatine, Polk (2), Pottawattamie, Scott (2), Woodbury, and Wright Counties.

All across Iowa.

Iowa reported 23 new long-term care coronavirus "outbreaks," pushing total to 117 (highest yet).

Sadly, Iowa also reports that 982 long-term care residents have now died from coronavirus.

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

On a day when 25 more deaths are reported, hospitalizations dropped by 69 to 1,447. The drop is good, but sadly, that includes 275 on intensive care (down 11) and 144 on ventilators (up 9 and the highest yet).

A month ago (Oct. 20), Iowa had 501 hospitalized for coronavirus.

There were 207 new admissions to Iowa hospitals for coronavirus in the last 24-hour period.

That's the 10th day in a row with over 200 admissions to Iowa hospitals for coronavirus.

During that 10 days, 255 Iowans have died from coronavirus.

Between 10 am Nov. 19 and 10 am Nov. 20, there were 4,359 new cases of coronavirus confirmed in Iowa, for a total of 203,033.

Going over 200,000 is a big deal. It's an even bigger deal that 75,676 of those cases have been reported in less than three weeks in November.

It's an even bigger deal that we hit a new record for active coronavirus cases.

Subtracting deaths (2,127) and "recoveries" (114,290) from total cases (203,033), there are now 86,616 active cases of coronavirus in Iowa - the highest yet - or one out of every 37 Iowans!

The 4,359 new cases were confirmed on 10,778 reported tests (from 1,133,891 to 1,144,669) for a rate showing COVID-19 of 40.4%.

The state's "positive case analysis" showed 2,342 new cases on 10,022 tests for rate of 23.4%.

Even without the missing cases, that's very high!

Note about sources: The state doesn't show what it counts in its "positive case analysis" at coronavirus.iowa.gov.

My numbers compare the county spreadsheet provided at that website on the prior day at 10 am with the current day at 10 am.

Now for today's county data . . .

There are 77 counties where Gov. Reynolds loosened Iowa's limited coronavirus restrictions May 1, without an alternative safety plan.

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

Today, they had 1,989 new cases (total 86,164) and 12 more deaths (total 881).

Biggest case increases in the 77 counties (new cases, total cases, tests, percent - new cases divided by reported tests, state has acknowledged not reporting all tests):

Pottawattamie: Up 164 to 5,428 – 329 tests (49.8%)
Story: Up 121 to 6,049 – 396 tests (30.6%)

. . .

Cerro Gordo: Up 89 to 3,073 – 186 tests (47.8%)
Clinton: Up 78 to 2,891 – 194 tests (40.2%)
Webster: Up 63 to 3,185 – 113 tests (55.8%)
Warren: Up 53 to 2,390 – 169 tests (31.4%)
Buena Vista: Up 52 to 2,846 – 84 tests (61.9%)
Hamilton: Up 50 to 935 – 63 tests (79.4%)

. . .

Sioux: Up 49 to 3,406 – 68 tests (72.1%)
Wapello: Up 47 to 2,290 – 110 tests (42.7%)
Jones: Up 45 to 2,110 – 45 tests (100.0%)
Marion: Up 43 to 1,820 – 105 tests (41.0%)
Chickasaw: Up 40 to 743 – 45 tests (88.9%)
Floyd: Up 38 to 879 – 54 tests (70.4%)

. . .

Buchanan: Up 37 to 1,035 – 83 tests (44.6%)
Lee: Up 36 to 1,815 – 114 tests (31.6%)
Carroll: Up 35 to 1,831 – 71 tests (49.3%)
Butler: Up 34 to 864 – 60 tests (56.7%)
Mills: Up 33 to 927 – 57 tests (57.9%)
Union: Up 32 to 644 – 50 tests (64.0%)

. . .

Grundy: Up 32 to 744 – 51 tests (62.7%)
Winnebago: Up 28 to 841 – 38 tests (73.7%)
Lyon: Up 28 to 906 – 43 tests (65.1%)
Hardin: Up 28 to 1,003 – 57 tests (49.1%)
Jackson: Up 28 to 1,300 – 58 tests (48.3%)
Cass: Up 26 to 706 – 38 tests (68.4%)

. . .

Calhoun: Up 26 to 955 – 27 tests (96.3%)
Delaware: Up 26 to 1,305 – 51 tests (51.0%)
Clayton: Up 25 to 945 – 62 tests (40.3%)
Cedar: Up 24 to 935 – 70 tests (34.3%)
Dickinson: Up 24 to 1,206 – 56 tests (42.9%)
Kossuth: Up 23 to 886 – 50 tests (46.0%)

. . .

Plymouth: Up 23 to 2,514 – 47 tests (48.9%)
Clay: Up 22 to 982 – 42 tests (52.4%)
Jefferson: Up 20 to 574 – 47 tests (42.6%)
Emmet: Up 20 to 677 – 30 tests (66.7%)
Greene: Up 19 to 465 – 24 tests (79.2%)
Keokuk: Up 19 to 491 – 32 tests (59.4%)

. . .

Winneshiek: Up 19 to 845 – 92 tests (20.7%)
Boone: Up 19 to 1,205 – 78 tests (24.4%)
Franklin: Up 18 to 659 – 39 tests (46.2%)
Hancock: Up 18 to 758 – 38 tests (47.4%)
Harrison: Up 18 to 970 – 40 tests (45.0%)
Mitchell: Up 17 to 679 – 30 tests (56.7%)

. . .

Davis: Up 16 to 405 – 25 tests (64.0%)
Wright: Up 16 to 1,105 – 28 tests (57.1%)
Worth: Up 15 to 315 – 33 tests (45.5%)
Shelby: Up 15 to 697 – 44 tests (34.1%)
Mahaska: Up 15 to 1,135 – 42 tests (35.7%)
Humboldt: Up 14 to 630 – 29 tests (48.3%)

. . .

O’Brien: Up 11 to 1,154 – 20 tests (55.0%)
Crawford: Up 11 to 1,656 – 28 tests (39.3%)
Van Buren: Up 9 to 319 – 19 tests (47.4%)
Monona: Up 8 to 362 – 15 tests (53.3%)
Adair: Up 8 to 386 – 20 tests (40.0%)

. . .

Montgomery: Up 8 to 403 – 15 tests (53.3%)
Taylor: Up 8 to 403 – 12 tests (66.7%)
Ida: Up 8 to 420 – 17 tests (47.1%)
Pocahontas: Up 8 to 493 – 24 tests (33.3%)
Ringgold: Up 7 to 160 – 8 tests (87.5%)
Decatur: Up 7 to 289 – 15 tests (46.7%)

. . .

Adams: Up 6 to 150 – 10 tests (60.0%)
Osceola: Up 6 to 473 – 8 tests (75.0%)
Page: Up 6 to 1,044 – 12 tests (50.0%)
Lucas: Up 5 to 296 – 21 tests (23.8%)
Monroe: Up 5 to 397 – 15 tests (33.3%)
Clarke: Up 5 to 451 – 19 tests (26.3%)

. . .

Out of Order:

Sac: Up 14 to 733 – 19 tests (73.7%)
Howard: Up 13 to 473 – 26 tests (50.0%)
Appanoose: Up 12 to 678 – 26 tests (46.2%)
Palo Alto: Up 11 to 579 – 37 tests (29.7%)
Madison: Up 11 to 610 – 32 tests (34.4%)
Cherokee: Up 11 to 700 – 21 tests (52.4%)

. . .

Audubon: Up 4 to 274 – 16 tests (25.0%)
Guthrie: Up 4 to 670 – 49 tests (8.2%)
Fremont: Up 3 to 324 – 7 tests (42.9%)
Wayne: Up 0 to 268 – 9 tests (0.0%)

76 of the 77 counties had new cases reported.

Too many cases!

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: None.
Two new cases: None.
Three new cases: None.
Four new cases: None.
Five new cases: None.

Six new cases: None.
Seven new cases: None.
Eight new cases: None.
Nine new cases: None.
Ten new cases: None.
Eleven new cases: None.

. . .

Poweshiek: Up 12 to 870 – 29 tests (41.4%)
Louisa: Up 16 to 771 – 45 tests (35.6%)
Allamakee: Up 19 to 683 – 44 tests (43.2%)
Iowa: Up 25 to 834 – 44 tests (56.8%)
Fayette: Up 25 to 912 – 78 tests (32.1%0
Tama: Up 31 to 1,422 – 49 tests (63.3%)

. . .

Henry: Up 32 to 1,649 – 79 tests (40.5%)
Washington: Up 36 to 1,226 – 80 tests (45.0%)
Jasper: Up 37 to 1,961 – 102 tests (36.3%)
Benton: Up 38 to 1,499 – 70 tests (54.3%)
Muscatine: Up 48 to 2,537 – 120 tests (40.0%)

. . .

Marshall: Up 65 to 3,184 – 97 tests (67.0%)
Bremer: Up 67 to 1,687 – 98 tests (68.4%)
Des Moines: Up 71 to 2,581 – 174 tests (40.8%)
Dallas: Up 114 to 5,707 – 332 tests (34.3%)
Woodbury: Up 126 to 9,635 – 298 tests (42.3%)
Johnson: Up 132 to 8,753 – 535 tests (24.7%)

. . .

Dubuque: Up 142 to 8,410 – 303 tests (46.9%)
Linn: Up 190 to 12,665 – 771 tests (24.6%)
Black Hawk: Up 288 to 9,912 – 640 tests (45.0%)
Scott: Up 318 to 9,644 – 803 tests (39.6%)
Polk: Up 498 to 29,785 – 1,610 tests (30.9%)

Too many cases!

Now for specific regions and groups:

Before I forget, the number of new cases for Iowa kids under age 18 reported today is 490, for a total of 19,616.

As recently as Halloween, that was 11,305.

On September 1, it was 4,538.

That's a lot of kids who have tested positive for coronavirus in under three months.

Winnebago & neighbors:

Winnebago: 28-38
Worth: 15-33
Cerro Gordo: 89-186, 1 death
Hancock: 18-38, 1 death
Kossuth: 23-50

TOTAL: 2 deaths, 173 cases, 345 tests (50.1%)

Thru 6-16: 1 death, 118 cases, 6,224 tests (1.9%)
Since 6-16: 70 deaths, 5,755 cases, 26,529 tests (21.7%)

Iowa Lakes:

Clay: 22-42
Dickinson: 24-56
Emmet: 20-30
Osceola: 6-8
Palo Alto: 11-37

TOTAL: 83 cases, 173 tests (48.0%)

Spring: 0 deaths, 58 cases, 1,126 tests (5.2%)
Summer: 19 deaths, 1,265 cases, 12,341 tests (10.3%)
Fall: 20 deaths, 2,594 cases, 7,691 tests (33.7%)

Counties with prisons:

Calhoun: 26-27
Jones: 45-45
Lee: 36-114
Page: 6-12
Webster: 63-113

Henry: 32-79
Jasper: 37-102
Johnson: 132-535
Polk: 498-1610

No DOC update (Nov. 19 data):

Inmates: 3,033 total cases, 536 active, 8 deaths
Staff: 442 total cases, 104 active, 0 deaths

Coronavirus in Iowa Summary for Nov. 20:

25 more deaths (2,127 total)
412 deaths reported in November (deadliest month yet)
117 LTC outbreaks
4,359 new cases
490 kid cases
86,616 active cases (highest yet)

Iowans, please help stop the spread of this deadly infectious disease.