COVID-19 Status in Warren County
As of 1 p.m. Friday, Warren County had a total of 5,591 positive cases and 76 deaths since the pandemic began. This is an addition of 79 new cases and two deaths since the last weekly COVID-19 update by the Record-Herald on Feb. 26.
Over the past week, between zero and 18 new cases a day were reported with its peak on March 1.
The Iowa coronavirus dashboard reports 64,758 people have been tested in the county since the pandemic began. The county s 14-day positivity rate stands at 4.1%. Last week the positivity rate was 3.7%.
There are a reported 1,991 cases within the 50125 ZIP code, an increase of 28 in the last week. This ZIP code, which contains Indianola, is tagged as having a 4.1% 14-day positivity rate, a increase of 1.0% since last week. The ZIP code is tagged with a stable spread trend.
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According to the Iowa Department of Public Health, Warren County has seen a total of 5,498 positive COVID-19 tests to affect the county since the beginning of the pandemic, a growth of 19 tests since the February 18th update. Active cases are down to 847 currently in the county, a drop of 59 since the latest update.
Warren County Health Services Director Jodene DeVault tells KNIA News the state is now reporting positive COVID-19 tests rather than individuals who tested positive, which caused the large jump in cases earlier this week, and as long as the state keeps to this model the numbers should not jump significantly again.
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According to the Iowa Department of Public Health, Warren County has seen a total of 5,479 positive COVID-19 tests to affect the county since the beginning of the pandemic, a growth of 480 tests since the February 18th update. Accordinging to the Iowa Department of Public Health, active cases are up to 906 current in the county, a growth of 397 since the latest update. Warren County Health Services Director Jodene DeVault tells KNIA News the state is now reporting positive COVID-19 tests rather than individuals who tested positive, which caused the large jump in cases, and as long as the state keeps to this model the numbers should not jump this significantly again.