(Council Bluffs) Pottawattamie County Public Health today reported six new COVID-19 cases. The total of COVID-19 cases in Pottawattamie County is now 42. Twenty individuals have recovered, 19 are self-isolating at home, one is hospitalized, and there have been two deaths.
The six new cases are residents of Council Bluffs and include two females and four males. These individuals were tested for COVID-19 between April 20 and April 28. Two individuals are between 61-80 years old, three are between 41-60 years old, and one is between 18-40 years old. Four of them have pre-existing conditions. All six new cases were the result of community spread, and all six of these individuals are self-isolating at home.
As testing capacity increases, the number of positives reported will also increase. The total number of Iowans tested for COVID-19, along with positive and negative results, can be found at www.coronavirus.iowa.gov.
