Northwest Iowa — Nineteen new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the four northwesternmost Iowa counties on Tuesday, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health.
There were two new cases in Lyon County, seven in Sioux County, eight in O’Brien County and two in Osceola County. About twelve percent of northwest Iowans have tested positive for COVID since March 2020.
The death toll for the area remains at 155 since the pandemic began. The death totals are 54 in O’Brien County, 57 in Sioux County, 33 in Lyon County, and eleven in Osceola County.
Out of the 1,379 Lyon County residents who have tested positive for COVID-19, 1,220 of them have recovered, for a recovery rate of about 88%.
Out of the 4,606 Sioux County residents who have tested positive for COVID-19, 4,256 of them have recovered, for a recovery rate of about 92%.
Out of the 1,719 O’Brien County residents who have tested positive for COVID-19, 1,540 of them have recovered, for a recovery rate of about 90%.
Out of the 650 Osceola County residents who have tested positive for COVID-19, 602 of them have recovered, for a recovery rate of about 93%.
Osceola County currently has 37 active cases. There were 125 in O’Brien County. Sioux County has 293 active cases. Lyon County has 126 active cases.
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 3,539 , up 4
Cherokee 1,404 , up 3
Buena Vista 3,973 , up 6
Clay 1,732 , up 6
Dickinson 1,892 , up 1
