A Mahaska County resident is one of eleven Iowans who died over the weekend from coronavirus.  25 people in Mahaska County have died during the pandemic.  Statewide, 1716 people have died from COVID-19.

And the number of positive tests for coronavirus continues to rise.  Sunday’s (11/1) figures from the Iowa Department of Public Health say another 5710 people have tested positive for COVID-19 for a pandemic total of 130,244.  The spike in new cases in the No Coast Network listening area continues…..with 77 new positive tests in Jasper County over the weekend, 61 in Marion County, 51 in Wapello County, 42 in Mahaska County, 36 in Poweshiek County, 30 new positive tests in Keokuk County and three in Monroe County.