Five Additional COVID-Related Deaths Reported In NW Iowa

Northwest, Iowa — Five additional COVID-related deaths in the four-county area were included in Saturday’s report from the Iowa Department of Public Health.

All five reported deaths were residents of Sioux County, raising that county’s COVID death toll to fifty-six since the pandemic began. COVID mortality numbers from the other area counties include: fifty-four in O’Brien County; thirty two in Lyon County; and nine in Osceola County, for a four-county total of 151 since the pandemic began.

Eight additional positive COVID test results were reported Saturday; five in O’Brien County and three in Lyon County. The Iowa Department of Public Health reported thirty-seven fewer total COVID cases in Lyon County Saturday than twenty-four hours earlier, but provided no explanation for the reduction in case numbers.

Of the 1681 O’Brien County residents to test positive for COVID-19 since the pandemic began, 1504 have recovered, for a recovery rate of about 89%.

634 Osceola County residents have tested positive with 596 having recovered, for a rate of about 94%

Of the 1335 Lyon County residents who tested positive, 1178 have recovered, for a rate of about 88%.

Of the 4532 Sioux County residents who tested positive for COVID-19, 4153 have recovered, for a recovery rate of about 92%.

Numbers from some other counties in the area include:
Plymouth County, which held steady at 3486 cases
Cherokee County was up 49 cases at 1380
Buena Vista County reported 9 additional cases at 3911
Clay County reported an increase of 3 cases to bring their total number to 1657
Dickinson County added 4 new cases, taking their total to 1837

The above numbers cover the 24-hour period from noon Friday, January 15th to noon Saturday, January 16th.

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