Iowa shattered its record for most COVID-19 deaths reported in a 24-hour period at 10 a.m. on Thursday, as the Iowa Department of Public Health disclosed another 70 Iowans have […]
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Iowa should begin distributing 172,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines before the end of December
Iowa should receive 172,000 doses of the two COVID-19 vaccines currently under consideration for emergency use approval by the end of the month, Gov. Kim Reynolds said during her news […]
White House Coronavirus Task Force warns the country is ‘in a very dangerous place,’ ranks Iowa sixth for rate of new cases
In its latest report, the White House Coronavirus Task Force warns the entire country is “in a very dangerous place due to the current, extremely high COVID baseline and limited […]
Gov. Reynolds: Despite budget surplus, Iowa won’t provide any new COVID-19 relief; ‘Congress needs to step up’
Gov. Kim Reynolds called on Congress to pass a new relief package to address COVID-19 needs, because Iowa won’t be dedicating any new state funds to help people and businesses, […]
As Iowa finishes a record-setting month for COVID deaths and cases, a Dallas County bar owner sues to overturn restrictions on businesses
At 10 a.m. on Monday, the Iowa Department of Public Health reported 2,403 people had died from COVID-19 in the course of the pandemic in Iowa, an increase of 28 […]
Iowa reports 47 COVID deaths, a new one-day record
At 10 a.m. on Wednesday, the Iowa Department of Public Health reported another 47 deaths from COVID-19, the highest total the department has recorded during a 24-hour period. The previous […]
COVID-19: Gov. Reynolds fears ‘over-mitigating’ as Iowa’s care facilities flounder
Iowa had the fifth-highest rate of new cases of COVID-19 in the country last week, according to the latest White House Coronavirus Task Force report. The report, which was sent […]
COVID-19: Iowa records 78 deaths over the weekend; hospitalizations decline slightly ahead of Thanksgiving travel
Another 8,689 Iowans tested positive for COVID-19 between 10 a.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. on Monday, including 263 residents of Johnson County and 589 residents of Linn County, according […]
Iowa surpasses 200,000 COVID cases; Republican lawmakers talk about relaxing restrictions
During her news conference on Thursday morning, Gov. Kim Reynolds said the number of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities with COVID-19 outbreaks was about to spike by 20; […]
A pandemic PSA premieres as COVID-19 ravages care facilities, holidays loom
Gov. Kim Reynolds started her news conference on Thursday by citing a COVID-19 development she considered encouraging. “Hospitalizations remain high across the state, but yesterday was the first day in […]
Iowa reports 40 COVID deaths, a one-day record; Gov. Reynolds relaxes a restriction she imposed two days ago
One day after Iowa surpassed 2,000 COVID-19 deaths, the Iowa Department of Public Health reported its highest one-day number of new deaths from the virus. IDPH reported another 40 deaths […]
Gov. Reynolds sends mixed messages on face masks as Iowa surpasses 2,000 COVID deaths
Gov. Kim Reynolds began her news conference on Tuesday by repeating much of what she said during her televised speech on Monday night, when she introduced some new, limited COVID-19 […]