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On Thursday, Iowa saw its biggest one-day increase in the number of COVID-19 cases since June 4. As of 10 a.m., the Iowa Department of Public Health was reporting another 676 Iowans had tested positive for the virus during the previous 24 hours. That is the fourth-highest one-day total the state has had since COVID-19 […]
F.W. Kent Park in Oxford is one of eastern Iowa’s most picturesque and diverse parks — 1,052 square acres of forest, lakes and prairie and an ideal spot for hiking, camping, picnicking, birdwatching and (in non-pandemic times) letting your kids loose on the park’s playground or at a youth summer camp. Kent Park’s most popular […]
The Iowa Department of Public Health reported 349 more Iowans had tested positive for COVID-19 during the 24-hour period ending at 10 a.m. on Wednesday. Johnson County residents made up 11 percent of that total. The 39 confirmed cases reported in Johnson County on Wednesday mark the 15th consecutive day the county has seen a […]
Johnson County’s unprecedented streak of daily double-digit increases in new cases of COVID-19 has now lasted two weeks. At 10 a.m. on Tuesday, the Iowa Department of Public Health was reporting a total of 1,134 confirmed cases of the virus in Johnson County, an increase of 38 since the same time on Monday. During the […]
Johnson County saw its second-highest one-day increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases as the Iowa Department of Public Health reported 68 new cases for the 24-hour period ending at 10 a.m. on Monday. Monday’s total is one less than the 69 cases reported on April 21, the county’s highest one-day total. Monday was the 13th consecutive […]
The total number of COVID-19 cases reported in Johnson County surpassed 1,000 on Sunday, as the Iowa Department of Public Health said another 56 county residents had tested positive during the 24-hour period ending at 10 a.m. The new cases bring the county’s total to 1,028. Sunday is the 12th consecutive day Johnson County had […]
The Iowa Department of Public Health reported another 28 new cases of COVID-19 in Johnson County at 10 a.m. in Saturday. That extends the county’s unprecedented streak of double digit increases in confirmed cases of the virus to 11 days. Since June 17, IDPH has reported a total of 322 new cases of COVID-19 in […]
Johnson County extended its unprecedented streak of double-digit increases in the number of newly reported COVID-19 cases on Friday, as the Iowa Department of Public Health reported another 60 county residents had tested positive. That number, which covers a 24-hour period ending at 10 a.m. Friday, means the county has now had 10 days in […]
The Iowa City Farmers Market will not add in-person shopping on July 4, as the city had previously planned, the Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department announced on Wednesday. “The difficult decision to cancel the in-person market was made due to recent increases in confirmed coronavirus cases in Johnson County,” the department said in a […]
Johnson County government buildings will begin to reopen to the general public on June 8. The buildings were closed to public starting on March 18, as part of the county’s effort to limit the spread of COVID-19. During the first phase of reopening, appointments will be necessary to conduct any business. “People accessing County buildings […]
The Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center has been closed to the general public since March 18, as part of the city’s closure of public buildings in response to COVID-19. But starting on Monday, residents of rural Johnson County will be able to bring bagged household trash and recycling to the landfill at 3900 Hebl […]
The Iowa Department of Public Health said on Sunday that seven more Iowans have died from COVID-19, one of the largest daily totals the department has reported since the state’s first death from the virus was reported on March 24. One of the deceased was from Washington County, and over the age of 80. The […]
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