Greene County public health director Becky Wolf announced Monday the death of a second county resident from Covid-19. The person was 80 or older. “We express our deepest sympathy to the family for their loss,” Wolf said.
The county added 19 cases of Covid-19 in the past three days, bringing the total number of cases to 549. Of those, 335 are active cases and 214 persons are considered “recovered”. There have been 146 new cases in the past 14 days, 53in the past seven days, and nine in the past 24 hours.
The average positivity rate of testing over the past 14 days is 18.5 percent. Days to double is at 24 if the current trend continues.
Forty-six percent of the total patients had no pre-existing health condition and 25 percent had no Covid symptoms.
Wolf stresses that persons who test positive should remain isolated from other household members and expect to be contacted by staff from Greene County public health or the Iowa Department of Public Health. Persons who have questions can call Greene County public health at 515-386-0564.
Breakdown for age groups for positive cases is as follows:
- 0-18 years: 16 percent
- 19-39 years: 28 percent
- 40-59 years: 32 percent
- 60-74 years: 21 percent
- 80 and older: 5 percent
Positive cases by zip code are:
- Jefferson: 304
- Scranton: 71
- Churdan: 38
- Grand Junction: 42
- Rippey: 23
- Paton: 25
- Dana: 1
- Coon Rapids: 5
- Bagley: 6
- Jamaica: 5
- Perry: 3
- Lake City: 1
- Gowrie: 2
Gov Kim Reynolds and the Greene County board of supervisors have mandated all persons older than 2 years old who are physically able must wear a mask when in a public place and unable to maintain a 6-foot distance from others.
