COVID-19 deaths increase in Cerro Gordo County

It's not just the cases rising in Cerro Gordo County, but also the death toll.

Just the number of positive cases rising in cerro gordo county... unfortunately ?

"* the death toll is also seeing a spike.

Kimt news 3's alex jirgens joins us live in mason city with the very latest.

Alex.

Amy ?

"* it's news that no one wants to hear.

Over the past seven days, eight deaths have been recorded in cerro gordo county due to the coronavirus.

7 of these deaths involved people aged 80 and older ?

"* te others involved someone between the ages of 61 and 80.

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"*g public health director brian hanft continues to stress guidelines ?

"* social distancing and wearing masks ?*- as cases continue to rise.

He is contributing the rising cases to community spread and is confident we will continue to see more deaths in north iowa.xx "i've always known what we've done is impactful, but not as urgently as what we are talking about.

When we have cases that are asymptomatic one day and 48 hours can be on a vent in a hospital, and they perish in 72 hours... it's that literal."

Across the state line in freeborn county ?

"* health officials announced the first death in that county.

The person was in their 80s ?

"* and died in may*- but is now classified as a death from the county.

Live in mason thank you alex.

With the most recent 8 cases being reported ?

"* cerro gordo counties death toll now stands at 9.

// we're learning a case of covid?

"*19 has been confirmed t newman preschool and childcare.