Northwest Iowa — Fifteen new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the four northwesternmost Iowa counties on Wednesday, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health.
There were two new cases in Lyon County on Wednesday, three in O’Brien County, one in Osceola County, and nine more in Sioux County. About one in eight northwest Iowans have tested positive for COVID since March 2020.
The death toll for the area remains at 152 since the pandemic began. The death totals are 54 in O’Brien County, 57 in Sioux County, 32 in Lyon County, and nine in Osceola County.
Out of the 1,391 Lyon County residents who have had COVID-19, 1200 of them have recovered, for a recovery rate of about 86%.
Out of the 4,556 Sioux County residents who have had COVID-19, 4212 of them have recovered, for a recovery rate of about 92%.
Out of the 1,697 O’Brien County residents who have had COVID-19, 1525 of them have recovered, for a recovery rate of about 90%.
Out of the 640 Osceola County residents who have had COVID-19, 602 of them have recovered, for a recovery rate of about 94%.
Osceola County currently has 29 active cases, down three from the previous day. There were 118 in O’Brien County, which is down two. Sioux County has 287 active cases, which is down nine from the previous day. Lyon County has 159 active cases, which is down seven.
Total numbers of cases since the beginning of the pandemic from other counties around the area and their change from the previous report:
Iowa counties:
Plymouth 3,505 , up 2
Cherokee 1,356 , up 6
Buena Vista 3,935 , up 3
Clay 1,691 , up 13
Dickinson 1,861 , up 4
