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Total COVID-19 cases in Iowa since March hit over 52,000

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) – Hundreds more Iovans were reported to have tested positive for the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, adding to a total now more than 52,000 in the state. As of 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, August 16, the Iowa Department of Public Health has reported 666 …

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Iowa will not require face masks when schools restart

On Thursday, the Iowa Department of Education released guidelines for reopening schools in the fall that did not include requirements for students or teachers to wear face masks, submit to temperature controls, or practice social distancing. Instead, the state will allow 327 school districts and 119 accredited nonpublic schools to …

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