Iowa had its worst day for new COVID-19 cases on Friday, with the Iowa Department of Public Health reporting 5,065 more confirmed cases of the virus during the 24-hour period […]
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Illinois businessman charged with stealing more than $1.6 million from UIHC in PPE scam
An Illinois businessman has been charged with wire fraud after stealing more than $2.6 million from the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and a Chicago hospital that was supposed […]
As COVID cases surge, Gov. Reynolds introduces minor new restrictions and pledges to keep Iowa ‘open for business’
On Tuesday, the Iowa Department of Public Health reported 4,441 people statewide tested positive for COVID-19 during the 24-hour period ending at 10 a.m. The department has reported more than […]
COVID-19: Iowa has its worst day for new cases yet. Gov. Reynolds says Iowans just need to be reminded to do the right thing.
Iowa recorded its highest ever one-day total of new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, when the Iowa Department of Public Health reported 4,562 Iowans had tested positive for the virus during […]
UI hospital executive warns Iowa is entering ‘the danger zone’ as the state sets another record for COVID-19 hospitalizations
For the ninth day in row, Iowa set a new record high for hospitalized COVID-19 patients. On Tuesday, the Iowa Department of Public Health reported 730 hospital patients with confirmed […]
Record COVID-19 hospitalizations threaten to ‘overwhelm’ Iowa health care system, hospital executives say
The surge in new cases of COVID-19 in Iowa continued over the weekend, and the state set yet another record for the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Between 10 a.m. […]
Disease experts urge Reynolds to ‘turn off the faucet’ and take aggressive COVID-19 mitigation efforts
Iowa had the eighth highest rate of new cases of COVID-19 in the country last week, according to the most recent White House Coronavirus Task Force report. The report, delivered […]
An Iowa City woman’s months-long fight against COVID-19 was marked by fear and frustration
When COVID-19 first took root in the United States, Iowa City resident Nora Boerner joined many nationwide in staying home as much as possible to keep her husband and four […]
Local business leaders urge people to wear face masks as Johnson County sees a record-setting increase in COVID-19 cases
“Rest assured, we’re at a very, very critical moment — a pivotal point, if you will — where we’re seeing a very large spike in cases in Johnson County,” University […]
Iowa is one of six states selected to receive remdesivir from the federal government to treat COVID-19 patients
Iowa is one of six states selected by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) to receive a shipment of the drug remdesivir, and on Saturday HHS announced it will allow state health agencies to begin distributing the antiviral drug to treat COVID-19 patients.
From Tyson plant outbreaks to ‘economic recovery’ plans, Reynolds and her COVID-19 team are collaborating with industry higher-ups, not workers
Iowa set another one-day record for the number of reported COVID-19 cases on Friday, as outbreaks at meat processing plants helped drive the total number of new cases to 191. […]
UIHC begins clinical trial of plasma transfusions to treat COVID-19
University of Iowa Health Care announced on Wednesday that a team of researchers has “started a new clinical trial to determine if plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients can help treat […]