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A 14th Marion County resident has died due to COVID-19, according to the State of Iowa Coronavirus Database. All fatalities locally have been reported since the beginning of September, following the first major surge of the virus.

As of Wednesday night, there were a total of 1,491 positive cases of COVID-19 in Marion County since the beginning of the outbreak, and as of Monday, Marion County Public Health had considered 1,192 recovered. Ten residents are hospitalized with the virus, and long-term care outbreaks continue at Accura Healthcare in Knoxville and The Cottages in Pella.

The two week average positive test rate in Marion County is at 24.4%.