Active COVID case count in north-central Iowa down for the first time in a week
MASON CITY — For the first time in a week, the number of those recovering from COVID-19 in north-central Iowa has outpaced the number of new cases.
In the 24-hour period leading up to 11 o’clock this morning, 17 new cases were reported in our listening area while 34 more north-central Iowans have recovered. The active case count in north-central Iowa between Sunday and today dropped from 1976 to 1959.
One new case of COVID-19 was reported in Cerro Gordo County in the same 24-hour period while 15 new recoveries were reported. The Cerro Gordo County active case count dropped from 467 to 453.
No new deaths have been reported in north-central Iowa since Friday.
In the north-central Iowa medical region, the number of those hospitalized with COVID-19 is at 46, down three from Sunday. Five are in an intensive care unit with four being on a ventilator.
The 10-county listening area’s 14-day positivity average is 15.4% while the past seven day average is at 13%.
| Confirmed Cases | Total | New |
| Cerro Gordo | 4517 | 1 |
| Butler | 1406 | 4 |
| Floyd | 1344 | 1 |
| Franklin | 981 | 1 |
| Hancock | 1256 | 2 |
| Kossuth | 1639 | 3 |
| Mitchell | 1116 | |
| Winnebago | 1153 | 3 |
| Worth | 574 | |
| Wright | 1587 | 2 |
| Area Total | 15573 | 17 |
| Recovered | Total | New |
| Cerro Gordo | 4000 | 15 |
| Butler | 1152 | 1 |
| Floyd | 1179 | 5 |
| Franklin | 802 | 1 |
| Hancock | 1009 | 1 |
| Kossuth | 1415 | 2 |
| Mitchell | 907 | 4 |
| Winnebago | 1013 | 1 |
| Worth | 438 | 3 |
| Wright | 1413 | 1 |
| Area Total | 13328 | 34 |
| Deaths | Total | Underlying Cause | Contributing Factor | New |
| Cerro Gordo | 64 | 53 | 11 | |
| Butler | 23 | 20 | 3 | |
| Floyd | 36 | 28 | 8 | |
| Franklin | 17 | 16 | 1 | |
| Hancock | 24 | 19 | 5 | |
| Kossuth | 35 | 34 | 1 | |
| Mitchell | 33 | 33 | 0 | |
| Winnebago | 29 | 24 | 5 | |
| Worth | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Wright | 22 | 20 | 2 | |
| Area Total | 286 | 249 | 37 | 0 |
| Active Cases | 1/11/21 | 1/10/21 | 1/1/21 | 1/1/21 | 12/1/20 | 11/1/20 |
| Monday | Sunday | Last Friday | January 1st | December 1st | November 1st | |
| Cerro Gordo | 453 | 467 | 549 | 549 | 1807 | 477 |
| Butler | 231 | 228 | 175 | 175 | 517 | 82 |
| Floyd | 129 | 133 | 130 | 130 | 550 | 60 |
| Franklin | 162 | 162 | 133 | 133 | 305 | 42 |
| Hancock | 223 | 222 | 235 | 235 | 408 | 134 |
| Kossuth | 189 | 188 | 269 | 269 | 535 | 176 |
| Mitchell | 176 | 180 | 173 | 173 | 447 | 119 |
| Winnebago | 111 | 109 | 123 | 123 | 359 | 192 |
| Worth | 133 | 136 | 126 | 126 | 118 | 46 |
| Wright | 152 | 151 | 183 | 183 | 410 | 182 |
| Area Total | 1959 | 1976 | 2096 | 2096 | 5526 | 1510 |
