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A 22nd death due to COVID-19 was reported in Marion County to the State of Iowa Coronavirus Database Wednesday. This represents a doubling in the number of fatalities attributed to the virus since October 28th. Sixteen residents remain hospitalized with the virus.

There have been 40 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Marion County for a total of 2,083 since the beginning of the outbreak; Marion County Public Health considered 1,938 to be recovered in their most recent weekly report issued Monday.

Two long-term care outbreaks continue at Accura Healthcare of Knoxville and The Cottages in Pella. Each facility has reported 42 total cases — one has come in the past 14 days at Accura and 11 in the past two weeks at The Cottages. There are 25 recovered at Accura and four at The Cottages.