The 14-day positivity rate for Covid-19 testing in Greene County continues its downward trend and is at 14.7 percent as of Thursday morning. Greene County public health director Becky Wolf reported eight new cases were identified in the previous 24 hours.
The total number of cases in the county is 563. Of those, 301 are active cases and 262 persons are considered “recovered.” There have been 115 new cases in the past 14 days, 51 in the past seven days, and 18 in the past three days.
Forty-three percent of the total patients had no pre-existing health condition and 30 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: 15 percent
- 19-39 years: 27 percent
- 40-59 years: 32 percent
- 60-74 years: 21 percent
- 80 and older: 6 percent
Positive cases by zip code are:
- Jefferson: 313
- Scranton: 73
- Churdan: 39
- Grand Junction: 42
- Rippey: 24
- Paton: 26
- 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.
