Northwest Iowa — Sixteen additional cases of COVID-19 were reported in the four-county area in Thursday’s report from the Iowa Department of Public Health.
Lyon County’s total was up four cases. Eleven residents of Sioux County and one from O’Brien County were reported to have tested positive as well. Osceola had no new cases. 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 1,368 Lyon County residents who have had COVID-19, 1164 of them have recovered, for a recovery rate of about 85%.
Out of the 4,522 Sioux County residents who have had COVID-19, 4118 of them have recovered, for a recovery rate of about 91%.
Out of the 1,674 O’Brien County residents who have had COVID-19, 1494 of them have recovered, for a recovery rate of about 89%.
Out of the 631 Osceola County residents who have had COVID-19, 596 of them have recovered, for a recovery rate of about 94%.
Osceola County currently has 26 active cases, down one from yesterday. There were 126 in O’Brien County, which is down 4. Sioux County has 353 active cases, down four. Lyon County has 172 active cases, which is down two.
Total numbers of cases from other counties around the area and their change from the previous report:
Iowa counties:
Plymouth 3,479 , up 4
Cherokee 1,330 , up 3
Buena Vista 3,891 , up 13
Clay 1,651 , up 8
Dickinson 1,830 , up 2
