Northwest Iowa — Twelve additional cases of COVID-19 were reported by the Iowa Department of Public Health Sunday in the four-county area; five each in O’Brien and Sioux Counties and two in Lyon County. Osceola County reported no new cases.
There were no additional deaths reported Sunday in the four-county area, so the death toll remains at 56 in Sioux County, 54 in O’Brien County, 32 in Lyon County and 9 in Osceola County, for a four-county total of 151 deaths since the pandemic began.
Of the 1686 O’Brien County residents to test positive for COVID-19 since the pandemic began, 1507 have recovered, for a recovery rate of about 89%.
634 Osceola County residents have tested positive with 597 having recovered, for a rate of about 94%
Of the 1337 Lyon County residents who tested positive, 1179 have recovered, for a rate of about 88%.
Of the 4537 Sioux County residents who tested positive for COVID-19, 4156 have recovered, for a recovery rate of about 92%.
Numbers from some other counties in the area include:
Plymouth County, was up 2 cases at 3488 cases
Cherokee County was up 1 cases at 1381
Buena Vista County reported 7 additional cases at 3918
Clay County reported an increase of 3 cases to bring their total number to 1660
Dickinson County added 5 new cases, taking their total to 1842
The above numbers cover the 24-hour period from noon Saturday, January 16th to noon Sunday, January 17th.
