Northwest Iowa — There have been 119 new positive COVID results in the four-county area in the past seven days, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health.
The total in the O’Brien, Sioux, Osceola and Lyon County area breaks down to 62 new cases in Sioux County which is up 21 from a week ago, 34 new cases in Lyon County which is up 8 from last week, 16 new cases in O’Brien County and 7 in Osceola County. Both O’Brien and Osceola Counties were down 1 from the week before.
The streak of several weeks with no COVID-related deaths in the four-county area came to an end in the last seven days, when O’Brien and Sioux Counties each had one resident claimed by the virus. That brings the total dead since the start of the pandemic to 191; 75 in Sioux County, 58 in O’Brien County, 41 in Lyon County and 17 in Osceola County.
As of Monday morning, 52.7% of O’Brien County residents age 12 and up have been fully vaccinated, with 47.2% in Osceola County, 43.3% in Lyon County and 43.7% in Sioux County.
Patients hospitalized statewide, as of Monday morning, stands at 578, with 158 being treated in Iowa Intensive Care Units. Of those hospitalized, 76.9% are not fully vaccinated. For those in ICU, 87.7% are not fully vaccinated.
There are 26 Long-Term Care Centers in the state experiencing COVID outbreaks as of Monday morning, according to the IDPH.
