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. […]
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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 […]
Iowa adds COVID-19 preexisting condition...
Even as Iowa adds more information to its coronavirus “dashboard,” an anomaly continues with reporting the state’s deaths at long-term care facilities. At her final televised coronavirus press conference June 18, 2020, Governor Kim Reynolds announced further plans to help Iowa’s economy recover from the pandemic, while being quick to point out that most Iowans […]
Nothing on a stick; Iowa State Fair on h...
Fans of the Iowa State Fair will have to wait until 2021 for deep-fried Oreos and food on a stick. “Fairwell for now,” fair organizers posted on the State Fair’s website on Wednesday, June 10, 2020. “We’ll see you next year, Aug. 12-22, 2021.” Earlier in the day, Governor Kim Reynolds didn’t indicate that the […]
Iowa hits another milestone in COVID-19 ...
Less than three months after reporting its first presumptive positive cases of COVID-19, Iowa has hit another dark milestone, with more than 20,000 confirmed cases. As of 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 2, 2020, the state reported 20,017 positive cases of COVID-19, an increase of 329 new cases in approximately 24 hours. Iowa’s first case was […]
Iowa coronavirus death toll hits 500 as ...
Just one week after surpassing 400 COVID-19 deaths, Iowa hit another grim milestone in the pandemic on May 28, 2020, with a total of 500 Iowans succumbing to the novel coronavirus. Related: Iowa coronavirus death toll reaches 400 Nationwide, the death toll in the United States has surpassed 100,000. At the same time, COVID-19 has […]
Casinos, amusement parks, live music per...
Iowans will be allowed to go to casinos, racetracks, amphitheatres, amusement parks, bowling alleys, outdoor playgrounds and more beginning June 1, as Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announced further lifting of restrictions that had been in place to help curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Venues will be limited to 50 percent capacity and smoking […]
Iowa surpasses 400 deaths from COVID-19 ...
UPDATED May 22, 2020, with letter from Linn County Public Health regarding Test Iowa results. Iowa reached another dark milestone in the coronavirus pandemic, surpassing 400 deaths from COVID-19 and seeing the deadliest day so far in the state. While no longer reporting daily updates, the state’s coronavirus “dashboard,” which provides real-time data, shows 22 […]
Iowa campground amenities to open for Me...
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announced that movie theaters, zoos, museums, wedding venues and aquatic centers that had remained closed to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus will be allowed to reopen this Friday, May, 22, and bars can reopen as of May 28. “The virus is in our communities and we have to […]
Iowa surpasses 15,000 confirmed cases of...
In just over two months, more than 15,000 Iowans have tested positive for COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus. With a new coronavirus “dashboard” that shows aggregate test results in real time and the state discontinuing daily updates on case numbers, Iowans will no longer find straightforward daily statistics on the pandemic, […]