Northwest Iowa — One new death and twenty-five new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the four northwesternmost Iowa counties on Tuesday, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health.
The new death was a resident of Sioux County. The death toll for the area is now 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.
There were six new cases in Lyon County on Tuesday, five each in O’Brien and Osceola counties, and nine more in Sioux County. About one in eight northwest Iowans have tested positive for COVID since March 2020.
Out of the 1,389 Lyon County residents who have had COVID-19, 1191 of them have recovered, for a recovery rate of about 86%.
Out of the 4,547 Sioux County residents who have had COVID-19, 4194 of them have recovered, for a recovery rate of about 92%.
Out of the 1,694 O’Brien County residents who have had COVID-19, 1520 of them have recovered, for a recovery rate of about 90%.
Out of the 639 Osceola County residents who have had COVID-19, 599 of them have recovered, for a recovery rate of about 94%.
Osceola County currently has 31 active cases, up three from the previous day. There were 120 in O’Brien County, which is down nine. Sioux County has 296 active cases, which is down 24 from the previous day. Lyon County has 166 active cases, which is down five.
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 3,503 , up 14
Cherokee 1,350 , up 8
Buena Vista 3,932 , up 12
Clay 1,678 , up 16
Dickinson 1,857 , up 11
