MASON CITY — Four new COVID-19-related deaths have been reported in north-central Iowa while the number of active COVID cases in the listening area bumped up slightly between Tuesday and Wednesday.

In the 24 hour period leading up to 11 o’clock this morning, three new deaths were reported in Cerro Gordo County with the other being in Mitchell County. The total number of COVID deaths since the start of the pandemic now is at 71 in Cerro Gordo County, 35 in Mitchell County, and 308 for the listening area.

105 new COVID cases were identified in north-central Iowa in the same 24-hour period while 90 new recoveries were reported. The active case count in the listening area rose slightly from 1791 on Tuesday to 1802 on Wednesday.

In Cerro Gordo County, 24 new cases were reported with 20 new recoveries, and the active case count was up from 414 to 415. The number of people hospitalized in the north-central Iowa medical region dropped two to 36. There are eight people in an intensive care unit, up one from Tuesday, with five of those patients on a ventilator. 

 

Deaths	Total	Underlying Cause	Contributing Factor	New
Cerro Gordo	71	60	11	3
Butler	24	21	3
Floyd	36	28	8
Franklin	18	17	1
Hancock	24	19	5
Kossuth	44	41	3
Mitchell	35	34	1	1
Winnebago	29	24	5
Worth	3	2	1
Wright	24	22	2
Area Total	308	268	40	4

 

 

Confirmed Cases	Total	New
Cerro Gordo	4671	24
Butler	1483	10
Floyd	1396	8
Franklin	1026	9
Hancock	1304	6
Kossuth	1746	22
Mitchell	1162	1
Winnebago	1194	6
Worth	611	5
Wright	1650	14
Area Total	16243	105

 

 

Recovered	Total	New
Cerro Gordo	4185	20
Butler	1220	18
Floyd	1230	7
Franklin	844	5
Hancock	1120	7
Kossuth	1515	7
Mitchell	975	7
Winnebago	1065	3
Worth	491	5
Wright	1488	11
Area Total	14133	90

 

 

Active Cases	1/20/21	1/19/21	1/15/21	1/1/21	12/1/20	11/1/20
	Wednesday	Tuesday	Last Friday	January 1st	December 1st	November 1st
Cerro Gordo	415	414	423	549	1807	477
Butler	239	247	254	175	517	82
Floyd	130	129	128	130	550	60
Franklin	164	160	156	133	305	42
Hancock	160	161	169	235	408	134
Kossuth	187	172	180	269	535	176
Mitchell	152	159	171	173	447	119
Winnebago	100	97	110	123	359	192
Worth	117	117	122	126	118	46
Wright	138	135	142	183	410	182
Area Total	1802	1791	1855	2096	5526	1510