Additional update Nov. 7, 2020: Iowa has broken additional coronavirus records in the past 24 hours, with 92 nursing home outbreaks; 194 patients hospitalized in intensive care units and 165 new hospital admissions, all record highs. Also, Jones County hit a 41.2 percent 14-day positivity rate, the highest of 79 (out of 99) Iowa counties […]
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Halloween activities to proceed as COVID...
Further UPDATES Oct. 31, 2020: Iowa has set additional records, with 630 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, and 81 nursing home outbreaks, up from 76 outbreaks on Oct. 30, both surpassing previous highs. The 2,834 new confirmed cases bring Iowa’s total to 127,445 positive cases as of 11 a.m. and represent another record for the state. […]
Return to darkness: Daylight Saving Time...
It already feels like winter in Iowa, so why not just “lose” an hour of daylight as soon as possible to go along with the darkness of 2020. Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, Nov. 1, the earliest date possible, as Standard Time begins on the first Sunday in November. Remember to “fall back” and […]
Iowa continues spiraling out of control ...
Another update Oct. 23, 2020: Iowa set a record for COVID-19 hospitalizations, with 536 reported, and another new high on Oct. 24, with 545 hospitalized. Also on Oct. 24, Iowa set a record for hospital admissions, with 101 patients admitted to hospitals during the past 24 hours. Further update Oct. 22, 2020: Iowa has again […]
Iowa surpasses 1,500 coronavirus deaths,...
Iowa had experienced an uptick in COVID-19 hospitalizations even before Donald Trump appeared before a crowd of many maskless supporters Oct. 14 at the Des Moines International Airport and is now reaching new highs. Related: Trump plans rally as Iowa reaches somber coronavirus milestone The state, where Gov. Kim Reynolds has never implemented a face […]
Iowa hits somber coronavirus milestone a...
Less than two weeks after claiming he had tested positive for COVID-19, Donald Trump plans a presidential campaign rally in Des Moines, even as Iowa surpasses 100,000 cases of the deadly virus. Trump, who received medical care unavailable to most Americans after saying he tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month — including a treatment […]
Iowa nursing home outbreaks and deaths r...
UPDATE Sept. 25, 2020: Iowa now has reported a record high 50 nursing home outbreaks, with 1,306 deaths statewide, including 679 deaths connected to long-term care facilities. In less than two months, coronavirus outbreaks at Iowa nursing homes have nearly doubled, as Gov. Kim Reynolds continues to resist recommendations to issue a statewide mask mandate. […]
Big Ten announces intent to resume footb...
The Big Ten will resume football this fall, with games beginning the weekend of Oct. 23-24 spread out over a shorter season, and daily coronavirus testing beginning by Sept. 30, 2020. “The Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors (COP/C) adopted significant medical protocols including daily antigen testing, enhanced cardiac screening and an enhanced data-driven […]
Cedar Rapids mayor issues mask mandate a...
Even as a White House task force recommends a mask mandate for the state as coronavirus cases surge in Iowa, Gov. Kim Reynolds remains among the last holdouts, but on Wednesday, Sept. 2, Cedar Rapids Mayor Brad Hart issued his own proclamation for Iowa’s second largest city. “New positive cases of the virus continue at […]
Gov. Reynolds “strongly encourages” face
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has yet to implement a face mask mandate as COVID-19 cases continue to rise, but ordered bars to close in six counties as of 5 p.m. Aug. 27, 2020. The governor’s proclamation, announced at a press conference, “strongly encourages” all Iowans ages 2 and older to wear a face covering in […]