The Iowa Department of Public Health reported on Saturday that another 757 Iowans have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 8,641. The new number breaks the record for the number of cases reported on a single day that was set on Friday. Gov. Reynolds warned Friday […]
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Reynolds suggests Iowa might be past its COVID-19 peak as a record-breaking number of new cases are reported
Iowa set a one-day record on Friday for the number of new cases of COVID-19 cases reported on a single day, and at the beginning of her press conference on Friday, Gov. Kim Reynolds warned the number of cases reported this weekend may be unusually high, as the State Hygienic Laboratory works its way through […]
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More COVID-19 cases reported in Iowa’s prison system
Cases of COVID-19 have now been reported at three of Iowa’s nine state prisons. On Thursday, the Iowa Department of Corrections announced an inmate at the Clarinda Correctional Facility in southwest Iowa tested positive for COVID-19. According to a statement from the department, the inmate is a male between the ages of 18 and 40, […]
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As Test Iowa finishes its first week, the state is still trying to determine if its tests are accurate
One day before COVID-19 restrictions will be relaxed in 77 of Iowa’s 99 counties, Gov. Kim Reynolds said the state still hasn’t established whether the results from test kits used by Test Iowa are accurate. Reynolds, however, said she was sure the validation process, which is being conducted by the State Hygienic Laboratory at the […]
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Everyone from scientists to faith leaders speak out against plans to reopen Iowa, as research and new outbreaks come to light
Gov. Kim Reynolds’ press conference on Tuesday began on a grim note, as the governor announced another 508 Iowans had tested positive for COVID-19. The number, however, could have been worse. On Monday afternoon, Black Hawk County Health Director Nafissa Cisse Egbuonye said 1,346 of the county’s residents have now tested positive for the virus. […]
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The CDC updates its list of COVID-19 symptoms, adds six more conditions
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has added six more conditions to its list of symptoms that may indicate a person has COVID-19. Previously, the agency only listed three symptoms: fever, cough and shortness of breath. The symptoms added to the list are: • Chills • Repeated shaking with chills • Muscle pain • […]
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‘We must learn to live with COVID’: Reynolds announces partial reopening of businesses in 77 counties
Starting on May 1, workers in 77 Iowa counties will have to choose between returning to jobs at which they may not feel safe and losing their unemployment benefits. Gov. Kim Reynolds didn’t mention the possible loss of benefits when she announced the relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions on businesses in 77 of the state’s 99 […]
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With nearly 5,500 COVID-19 cases and 118 deaths, Gov. Reynolds is focused on ‘getting life and business back to normal’
The Iowa Department of Public Health reported on Sunday another 383 Iowans have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the state’s total number of confirmed cases to 5,475. Eight residents of Johnson County and 25 residents of Linn County are among the newly reported cases. IDPH also reported six more deaths from the virus, bringing the […]
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Iowa now has more than 5,000 cases of COVID-19; new cases reported at the Iowa Veterans Home and Oakdale Prison
On Saturday, the Iowa Department of Public Health reported 648 more Iowans have tested positive for COVID-19, breaking the one-day record of newly reported cases set on Friday. This brings the state’s total number of confirmed cases of the virus to 5,092. New cases include 28 residents of Johnson County and 39 residents of Linn […]
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Reynolds takes ‘first step’ to reopening Iowa, as the state sets new one-day records for COVID-19 cases, deaths
On the same day the Iowa Department of Public Health reported one-day records for both new COVID-19 cases and deaths caused by the virus, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation she called the “first step” in “reopening Iowa.” Relaxing restrictions “Today I’m announcing that, effective Monday, Iowa health systems, health care providers may begin the […]
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A tip from Ashton Kutcher led to $26 million Test Iowa contract, Reynolds says
The process that led to a Utah-based tech company, Nomi Health, being awarded a no-bid $26 million contract for Iowa’s new COVID-19 testing program started with a suggestion from Ashton Kutcher, Gov. Kim Reynolds explained at her press conference on Thursday. Reynolds said the suggestion came during a phone call to the Cedar Rapids-born actor […]
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Tyson finally closes Waterloo plant, while Reynolds fields questions about the no-bid contract behind Test Iowa
Gov. Kim Reynolds struck a very optimistic note near the end of her press conference on Wednesday. “Every day we’re making significant advances in addressing COVID-19 to the point where we’re going to start talking about how we can open things up in this state, based on what we’ve been able to do and based […]
