Northwest Iowa — Two additional deaths were reported in the past week in the four-county area of Lyon, O’Brien, Osceola and Sioux Counties, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health.
One resident of Sioux County and one from O’Brien County died due to COVID-related illness, according to the IDPH. That brings Sioux County’s total deaths since the start of the pandemic to 73, while O’Brien County’s total goes to 56. There have also been 16 deaths in Osceola County and 41 in Lyon County since the pandemic began.
In addition, there were 72 new positive COVID tests in the area in the past seven days. Sioux County had 35 positive tests, with a 6% positive rate. Lyon County reports 13 positive tests with a 4% positive rate, while O’Brien and Osceola Counties each report an additional 12 positive test results. O’Brien County reports a 3% positive rate, while Osceola County reports a 6% positive rate.
There are no COVID outbreaks in northwest Iowa long term care facilities as of early afternoon Monday, with outbreaks at only three long-term care facilities state-wide. One of those facilities is located in Polk County in central Iowa, where there are 16 cases reported at the Urbandale Healthcare Center. The other two facilities are in southeast Iowa; The Good Samaritan Society home is Ottumwa, in Wapello County, has seven cases, while Park View Manor in Washington, Iowa (Washington County) reports six cases in their facility.
