Thread by @SenatorRobHogg

November 21, 2020

Another tragic day from coronavirus in Iowa:

32 more deaths (2,159 total) (4th highest)
187 deaths this week (Nov. 14-21) (highest yet)
444 deaths reported in November (highest yet)
120 long-term care outbreaks (highest yet)
88,769 active cases (highest yet)

Coronavirus deaths were reported in Boone, Buchanan, Carroll (5), Chickasaw, Dallas, Dickinson, Harrison, Jones, Kossuth, Lee, Linn (2), Mahaska, Marion, Marshall, Muscatine, O'Brien (2), Osceola, Plymouth, Polk (2), Pottawattamie (2), Scott, Sioux (2), and Wapello Counties.

With a coronavirus death in Osceola County now being reported (again - one had previously been reported in late October, then was re-assigned to another county), coronavirus has now killed Iowans living in 96 of the 99 counties.

All across Iowa.

#IowaMourns

On a day when 32 death were reported, hospitalizations were down 31 to 1,416, including 273 in intensive care (down 2) and 137 on ventilators (down 7).

There were 200 admissions to Iowa hospitals for coronavirus in the last 24-hour period.

Iowa reported 3 more long-term care "outbreaks," for a total of 120 - the highest number of outbreaks yet.

Sadly, there were 11 more deaths of long-term care residents reported, for a total of 993.

#IowaMourns

Between 10 am Nov. 20 and 10 am Nov. 21, Iowa reported 3,627 new cases of coronavirus, for a total of 206,660.

Subtracting deaths (2,159) and "recoveries" (115,732), there are now 88,769 active cases of coronavirus in Iowa - the highest yet - or one out of every 36 Iowans!

November has already been Iowa's deadliest month from coronavirus (444 deaths) and we still have 9 days to go.

November has already seen the most new coronavirus cases in Iowa (79,303), and we still have 9 days to go.

Help stop the spread of this deadly infectious disease!

The 3,627 new cases reported on state's spreadsheets today were confirmed on 9,141 new tests (from 1,144,669 to 1,153,810) for a rate of 39.7%.

The state's "positive case analysis" shows 2,489 new cases on 10,558 tests for a rate of 23.6%.

Either way, rate is far too high!

Of the 3,627 new cases, there were 472 new cases for Iowa kids under age 18, for a total of 20,088.

As recently as Halloween, that was 11,305.

On September 1, it was 4,538.

When kids get it, it endangers the kids, and also their families, staff, and the public.

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 1,723 new cases (total 87,887) and 24 more deaths (total 905).

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 139 to 5,567 – 350 tests (39.7%)
Story: Up 131 to 6,180 – 394 tests (33.2%)

. . .

Cerro Gordo: Up 98 to 3,171 – 200 tests (49.0%)
Warren: Up 63 to 2,453 – 206 tests (30.6%)
Webster: Up 62 to 3,247 – 97 tests (63.9%)
Jones: Up 60 to 2,170 – 42 tests* (142.9%)

*As reported by IDPH. Jones was up 60 cases from 2,110 to 2,170 and up 42 tests from 7,235 to 7,277.

*Reasons that more cases than tests can be reported include: (1) assignment of pending cases, (2) re-assignment from one county to another, (3) test was reported earlier but not positive result, and (4) state has acknowledged not reporting all tests being conducted.

Wapello: Up 56 to 2,346 – 115 tests (48.7%)
Marion: Up 48 to 1,868 – 104 tests (46.2%)
Clinton: Up 42 to 2,933 – 90 tests (46.7%)
Sioux: Up 39 to 3,445 – 97 tests (40.2%)
Boone: Up 36 to 1,241 – 80 tests (45.0%)
Plymouth: Up 30 to 2,544 – 49 tests (61.2%)

. . .

Clayton: Up 27 to 972 – 38 tests (71.1%)
Harrison: Up 26 to 996 – 45 tests (57.8%)
Dickinson: Up 26 to 1,232 – 49 tests (53.1%)
Clay: Up 25 to 1,007 – 55 tests (45.5%)
Hardin: Up 25 to 1,028 – 75 tests (33.3%)
Carroll: Up 25 to 1,856 – 62 tests (40.3%)

. . .

Kossuth: Up 24 to 910 – 49 tests (49.0%)
Mahaska: Up 24 to 1,159 – 58 tests (41.4%)
Hamilton: Up 23 to 958 – 52 tests (44.2%)
Hancock: Up 22 to 780 – 36 tests (61.1%)
Winneshiek: Up 22 to 867 – 48 tests (45.8%)
Delaware: Up 22 to 1,327 – 47 tests (46.8%)

. . .

Cherokee: Up 21 to 721 – 33 tests (63.6%)
Cedar: Up 21 to 956 – 65 tests (32.3%)
Mitchell: Up 20 to 699 – 37 tests (54.1%)
Sac: Up 20 to 753 – 21 tests (95.2%)
Chickasaw: Up 20 to 763 – 41 tests (48.8%)
Buena Vista: Up 20 to 2,866 – 44 tests (45.5%)

. . .

Monona: Up 19 to 381 – 27 tests (70.4%)
Floyd: Up 19 to 898 – 37 tests (51.4%)
Winnebago: Up 18 to 859 – 44 tests (40.9%)
Mills: Up 18 to 945 – 55 tests (32.7%)
Wright: Up 18 to 1,123 – 36 tests (50.0%)
Jefferson: Up 17 to 591 – 35 tests (48.6%)

. . .

Lyon: Up 17 to 923 – 30 tests (56.7%)
Jackson: Up 17 to 1,317 – 33 tests (51.5%)
Keokuk: Up 16 to 507 – 9 tests* (177.8%)
Appanoose: Up 16 to 694 – 35 tests (45.7%)

*As reported by IDPH: Keokuk's cases were up 16 from 491 to 507 while its tests were up 9 from 2,715 to 2,724.

Calhoun: Up 16 to 971 – 29 tests (55.2%)
Buchanan: Up 16 to 1,051 – 48 tests (33.3%)
Page: Up 15 to 1,059 – 24 tests (62.5%)
Lee: Up 15 to 1,830 – 69 tests (21.7%)
Ringgold: Up 14 to 174 – 32 tests (43.8%)
Davis: Up 14 to 419 – 33 tests (42.4%)

. . .

Madison: Up 14 to 624 – 45 tests (31.1%)
O’Brien: Up 14 to 1,168 – 36 tests (38.9%)
Howard: Up 13 to 486 – 41 tests (31.7%)
Palo Alto: Up 13 to 592 – 28 tests (46.4%)
Wayne: Up 12 to 280 – 23 tests (52.2%)
Fremont: Up 12 to 336 – 17 tests (70.6%)

. . .

Union: Up 12 to 656 – 25 tests (48.0%)
Guthrie: Up 12 to 682 – 51 tests (23.5%)
Cass: Up 12 to 718 – 38 tests (31.6%)
Butler: Up 12 to 876 – 29 tests (41.4%)
Emmet: Up 11 to 688 – 17 tests (64.7%)
Grundy: Up 11 to 755 – 22 tests (50.0%)

. . .

Adair: Up 10 to 396 – 29 tests (34.4%)
Humboldt: Up 10 to 640 – 18 tests (55.6%)
Worth: Up 9 to 324 – 31 tests (29.0%)
Greene: Up 9 to 474 – 18 tests (50.0%)
Shelby: Up 9 to 706 – 21 tests (42.9%)

. . .

Monroe: Up 7 to 404 – 11 tests (63.6%)
Osceola: Up 7 to 480 – 14 tests (50.0%)
Crawford: Up 7 to 1,663 – 20 tests (35.0%)
Audubon: Up 5 to 279 – 22 tests (22.7%)
Decatur: Up 5 to 294 – 20 tests (25.0%)
Franklin: Up 4 to 663 – 21 tests (19.0%)

. . .

Van Buren: Up 3 to 322 – 14 tests (21.4%)
Ida: Up 3 to 423 – 12 tests (25.0%)

Two new cases: Pocahontas (16 tests)

One new case: Clarke (17 tests), Lucas (12 tests), Taylor (3 tests).

No new cases: Adams (1 test), Montgomery (27 tests)

75 of the 77 counties had new 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.

. . .

Allamakee: Up 5 to 688 – 16 tests (31.3%)
Louisa: Up 8 to 779 – 29 tests (27.6%)
Iowa: Up 13 to 847 – 34 tests (38.3%)
Tama: Up 14 to 1,436 – 33 tests (42.4%)
Henry: Up 14 to 1,663 – 34 tests (41.2%)

. . .

Washington: Up 15 to 1,241 – 6 tests* (250.0%)
Poweshiek: Up 17 to 887 – 71 tests (23.9%)
Fayette: Up 20 to 932 – 110 tests (18.2%)

*As reported by IDPH: Washington was up 15 from 1,226 to 1,241 while its tests were up from 8,061 to 8,067.

Jasper: Up 21 to 1,982 – 62 tests (33.9%)
Des Moines: Up 22 to 2,603 – 66 tests (33.3%)
Benton: Up 24 to 1,523 – 89 tests (27.0%)
Bremer: Up 27 to 1,714 – 47 tests (57.4%)
Marshall: Up 31 to 3,215 – 67 tests (46.3%)

. . .

Muscatine: Up 55 to 2,592 – 113 tests (48.7%)
Dubuque: Up 87 to 8,497 – 265 tests (32.8%)
Dallas: Up 88 to 5,795 – 291 tests (30.2%)
Woodbury: Up 91 to 9,726 – 204 tests (44.6%)
Johnson: Up 127 to 8,880 – 375 tests (33.9%)

. . .

Black Hawk: Up 132 to 10,044 – 292 tests (45.2%)
Scott: Up 231 to 9,875 – 528 tests (43.8%)
Linn: Up 243 to 12,908 – 692 tests (35.1%)
Polk: Up 624 to 30,409 – 1,675 tests (37.3%)

Too many cases! Polk has had 13,056 new cases just since Trump’s visit there on October 14. Nuts!

Now for specific regions and groups of counties.

If you want more specific data about a county or a region, let me know and I'll do my best to provide it.

Email me at rob [dot] hogg [at] legis [dot] iowa [dot] gov.

Winnebago & neighbors:

Winnebago: 18-44
Worth: 9-31
Cerro Gordo: 98-200
Hancock: 22-36
Kossuth: 24-49, 1 death

TOTAL: 1 death, 171 cases, 360 tests (47.5%)

Thru 6-16: 1 death, 118 cases, 6,224 tests (1.9%)
Since 6-16: 71 deaths, 5,926 cases, 26,889 tests (22.0%)

Iowa Great Lakes Region:

Clay: 25-55
Dickinson: 26-49, 1 death
Emmet: 11-17
Osceola: 7-14, 1 death
Palo Alto: 13-28

TOTAL: 2 deaths, 82 cases, 163 tests (50.3%)

Here are the totals by season for the Iowa Great Lakes Region . . .

Iowa Great Lakes Region (by season)

Spring (thru May 23): 0 deaths, 58 cases, 1,126 tests (5.2%)

Summer (May 23-Sept. 21): 19 deaths, 1,265 cases, 12,341 tests (10.3%)

Fall (Sept. 21-Nov. 21): 22 deaths, 2,676 cases, 7,854 tests (34.1%)

Counties with prisons:

Calhoun: 16-29
Jones: 60-42*
Lee: 15-69
Page: 15-24
Webster: 62-97

Henry: 14-34
Jasper: 21-62
Johnson: 127-375
Polk: 624-1675

DOC update (Nov. 20 data):
Inmates: 60 new cases, 371 active (down 165)
Staff: 12 new cases, 114 active (up 10), first death

Coronavirus in Iowa Summary for Nov. 21:

32 more deaths (2,159 total)
444 deaths reported in November (deadliest month yet)
120 LTC outbreaks (highest yet)
3,627 new cases
88,769 active cases (highest yet)

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