5 new COVID-19 cases in Winneshiek County over the weekend

Since Thursday, Winneshiek County's cumulative COVID-19 case count has jumped up 5 cases from 66 to 71. The recoveries have also increased from 46 to 51, and the death count remains the same at one. Current known active cases include people ranging from 8 to 65 years old. Many of those cases report very mild symptoms including a stuffy nose. Winneshiek County Public Health Director Krista Vanden Brink warns that mild symptoms can easily be blamed on allergies and air conditioning when in fact they may be a result of COVID-19.

Other counties have also seen spikes in COVID cases from Thursday to Monday. Allamakee County increased from 17 to 19 known active cases. Chickasaw County increased from 5 to 8 known active cases. Clayton County increased from 17 to 26 known active cases. Fayette County increased from 36 to 38 known active cases.

Howard County is the only local county that saw a decrease in known active cases from 21 to 20.

Iowa's statewide COVID-19 count also spiked over the weekend. On Thursday, there were 10,831 known active cases. As of Monday morning, there are 13,585 known active cases.