Northwest Iowa — Sixteen additional cases of COVID-19 were reported in the four-county area in Friday’s report from the Iowa Department of Public Health, but there were also 18 fewer active cases.
Lyon County’s total was up four cases. Seven residents of Sioux County, two from O’Brien County, and three from Osceola County were reported to have tested positive. About one in eight northwest Iowans have tested positive for COVID since March 2020.
The death toll for the area remains at 146 since the pandemic began. The death totals since the pandemic started are 54 in O’Brien County, 51 in Sioux County, 32 in Lyon County, and nine in Osceola County.
Out of the 1,372 Lyon County residents who have had COVID-19, 1173 of them have recovered, for a recovery rate of about 85%.
Out of the 4,529 Sioux County residents who have had COVID-19, 4137 of them have recovered, for a recovery rate of about 91%.
Out of the 1,676 O’Brien County residents who have had COVID-19, 1500 of them have recovered, for a recovery rate of about 89%.
Out of the 634 Osceola County residents who have had COVID-19, 596 of them have recovered, for a recovery rate of about 94%.
Osceola County currently has 29 active cases, up three from yesterday. There were 122 in O’Brien County, which is down 4. Sioux County has 341 active cases, down twelve. Lyon County has 167 active cases, which is down five.
Total numbers of cases from other counties around the area and their change from the previous report:
Iowa counties:
Plymouth 3,486 , up 7
Cherokee 1,331 , up 1
Buena Vista 3,902 , up 11
Clay 1,654 , up 3
Dickinson 1,833 , up 3
